Oil Bath Air Cleaner

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by Kurt in NJ

Yes, the air is drawn through the oil, the oil circulates, the mesh in a properly serviced filter is self cleaning by this oil, most likely the oil bath is not as restrictave as a paper filter, and the restriction stays the same unlike a paper filter that gets more restrictive as it gathers dirt ---the oil bath fell out of favor because it needed service, the paper filter was a "improvement" in parts profit and labor needed to service it (idiot could change it without worring about oil level

running the "oil bath" dry could cause it to clog up, the oil circulating in the filter cleans the mesh, cleaning the oil bath means cleaning all the grunge out of the oil sump, and filling the oil to the proper level

The oil circulates in an oil bath filter??? What are you smoking Kurt?