[Shop-talk] Mesh size for engine oil strainer

[old dirtbeard]

Thank you Jeff, that was what I was hoping.

Much appreciated!

best,

doug

On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The only oil strainer I'm familiar with is the one on air-cooled
> Volkswagens.  Seems like it's something under a millimeter....so less than
> 0.04" or so.  Getting into 20 or 30 mesh, if I read the chart correctly.
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 13:49 old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Does anybody know what would be the approximate appropriate mesh size of
>> the screens used to filter engine oil feeding out of the oil tanks or
>> frames on old British bikes (e.g., mesh size of 20, 40, 60, etc.)?
>> I am looking at these options from McMaster-Carr:
>> https://www.mcmaster.com/.../low-pressure-bronze-y.../...
>> <https://www.mcmaster.com/filter-screens/low-pressure-bronze-y-strainers-8/?fbclid=IwAR3zzH6D3awtNoVHjkpnQ2vcwzMnH_M7fIyf4jpnLguZLAw9Kfy1FBZzfLw>
>> I have added a paper filter on the return-side, so mostly I really want
>> to filter the debris that may come out of the frame until the paper filter
>> has had a chance to entirely clean the reservoir.
>> Too large of a mesh and it will not stop the debris, of course, but too
>> small and it would restrict/block the gravity flow of the oil.
>>
>> Thank you very much!
>>
>> --
>> Best,
>> doug
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