Foaming... Navistar/International diesel engine equipped vehicles and Fuel / Air filters for 6.0l Powerstroke

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AMSOIL PowerCore® Filter

Ford 6.0L Diesel PowerStroke™

Truck sales represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. automotive market. Over 50 percent of new vehicles sold today are trucks, and AMSOIL Dealers are capitalizing on this expanding market. And now, AMSOIL has expanded that market even further with the addition of premium filters for Ford 6.0L Diesel PowerStroke™ engine and the GM H2 Hummer 6.0L Vortec™.

Ten times more efficient than standard filter designs
Increases contaminant holding capacity
Eliminate media movement, expansion, contracting and bunching
Contaminants remain trapped and won't dislodge during servicing
Lighter, smaller design simplifies filter servicing.

AMSOIL Fuel Filter

Ford 6.0L Diesel PowerStroke™

The AMSOIL FFK-60 Fuel Filter incorporates both a primary and secondary filter for maximum fuel cleanliness. The primary 10 micron filter, located in the Horizontal Fuel Conditioning Module (HFCM), performs initial fuel cleansing before sending the clean pressurized fuel to secondary four micron filter, mounted to the oil filter housing.

The secondary fuel filter includes a fuel pressure regulator and an orifice on top of the housing that bleeds air out of the housing and back to the fuel tank. Following its trip through the secondary filter, fuel is returned to the HFCM, where it is either directed to the tank or returned to the primary filter.

AMSOIL Oil Filter

Ford 6.0L Diesel PowerStroke™

Constructed of a highly efficient synthetic blend media, the AMSOIL SDF-88 Oil Filter provides increased engine life and improved filtration efficiency.

The AMSOIL SDF-88 is a cartridge-style filter located on the top of the engine. When the filter is removed during servicing, the oil filter housing drain valve automatically opens, draining the oil from the housing to the pan.

The oil filter base of the SDF-88 directs oil to the oil filter, engine oil pressure switch (EOP), engine oil temperature sensor (EOT) and turbocharger oil feed. The filter base also includes an anti-drain back check valve, keeping oil in the filter assembly when the engine is shut off.

Navistar/International diesel engines with Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injectors, used in Ford pickups, vans and school buses, sometimes suffer driveability problems due to oil foaming. Leaching of RTV silicone from the oil pan gasket into the oil causes the foaming. Foamy oil interferes with fuel injection, which reduces engine power.

The ASTM D 892 Foam Test, Sequences 2 and 4, are used to evaluate diesel oils on their foaming characteristics relevant to this engine. Recent testing performed by an independent lab shows the results below.

According to test results, AMSOIL Synthetic 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil (AME) and AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil (HDD) are clearly not prone to foaming or contributory to the foam-caused driveability problems of the I-H engine.

The test also shows AME and HDD dissipate foam more quickly than Rotella T, a popular diesel oil often recommended by Ford. Faster foam dissipation means reduced foam related driveability problems.

Let your customers know that silicone leaching diminishes with increased engine mileage, and in the meantime the solution to foam-induced driveability problems, regardless of oil brand in use, is an oil change.

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