Long life lube oil filters hold up to 50% more contaminants

Donaldson Australasia has released two new oil filters for Cummins engines – P559000 and P553000 - that in test scenarios have proven themselves to hold 40 to 50% more contaminants than their Fleetguard equivalents.

The Donaldson P559000 filter has been engineered to hold more contaminants than the original equipment oil filter, thereby extending filter life and allowing the engine to run longer without a filter change.

Tests conducted in accordance with ISO 4548/12 show that its contaminant holding capacity exceeds the capacity of the Fleetguard Venturi LF9000 by more than 60%, and the capacity of the Fleetguard Venturi LF9031 by more than 50%.

Advanced filter media developed by Donaldson holds the key to delivering this higher efficiency engine protection than can an original filter. Synteq filter media results in cleaner oil because this media stops more contaminants from passing through.

At flow rates of 150lpm and 105lpm respectively, tests (ISO 4548/12) have shown the Donaldson P559000 is more than 30% more efficient than the Fleetguard Venturi LF9000 and 20% more efficient that the Fleetguard LF9031.

Other innovative include a unique wide-mouth cartridge outflow that allows unobstructed oil flow from the filter media, consistently delivering the maximum flow available.

Also, superior filter cartridge design that permits 40% more full-flow surface area and therefore, the engine oil continually receives high-efficiency filtration.

One P559000 replaces either of the Venturi style filter models available from Fleetguard.

The P553000

Donaldson's P553000 has been shown to outperform Fleetguard's LF9039 Venturi Combo filter in three key measures– capacity, efficiency and restriction.

Capacity is a primary determinant of filter life because the more contaminant a filter holds, the longer that filter will perform. Laboratory tests, in accordance with SAEJ1858 specifications, show that the P553000 contaminant capacity exceeds that of Fleetguard's LF9039 by more than 50%.

The P553000 also contains Synteq media technology and tests conclude that efficiency is more than 25% greater than that of the Venturi Combo filter. Testing, in accordance with SAE specifications, shows that Donaldson's P553000 has 23% to 44% less flow restriction than that of Fleetguard's LF9039 Venturi Combo filter. This lower restriction minimises pressure drop and reduces time in bypass during cold starts.

More information: Donaldson Australasia. Ph: 1800 503 878.