[TR] modern oil filter tr3 relief valve setting

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 10/5/2011 1:16:10 PM Central Daylight Time, 
yellowtr3 at yahoo.com writes: 
> i have the modern oil filter on my TR3.
> been using the fram TG3600.
> took at look at their website today and was surprised to see that they 
> have the pressure relief valve set at only 12 psi.
> am i reading this wrong?
> am i not understanding?
> what that is suggesting to me that is at 13psi of oil pressure i will be 
> bypassing the filter and sending sump oil straight through my motor 
> unfiltered? no?
> what other filters will fit this application?
> thanks
> 
What that means is if the filter clogs to the point where the pressure drop 
across it exceeds 13 PSI the bypass valve will open and feed unfiltered oil 
to your engine.  This is far, far better than no oil at all.

Dave