hahaha, I forgot to type 'oil' up there and a few other mistakes would lend the impression I meant some other type of 'waste'.. ugh! I wont go that far for fuel. waste veggie oil is nasty enough
No, just concocting cheap ways of filtering waste oil. Im gonna be doing something similar to filter my veggie oil before I use it in my truck. Use gravity and time instead of all that energy to push the oil thru the filter.

 

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The Frantz Toilet paper filter is still being manufactured. It's 150-250 dollars. I bought mine on ebay for 59.00. I'm about to try it with WMO.

 

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Are you going to use it specifically to filter waste motor oil, or installed on the truck?

 

Have you heard of the "Frantz" toilet paper filter? 50 year old technology but they are still being manufactured so it must work. I'm going to try one soon.

 

I'm first going to use the Frantz filter to filter waste motor oil. I'm going to heat the oil alittle so it flows faster. First I'll try gravity flow to see if I can avoid using a pump.

 

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I also like the TP idea.. you want the industrual TP for it- the real cheep stuff you get at Sam's, Costco or janitorial supply places.. the more sheets the better... this is what the frantz was based on..[/QUOTE]

I figure if the WMO is over 120 degrees it will flow through the Frantz filter like it would in an engine. When it slows down, I'll just replace the roll of TP

 

How would this work, find a big oil filter that has threads that are close to any size threaded pipe then get a piece of pipe (6-12" x size of filter inlet)and thread it into the filter and seal it with some silicone at the threads, Then get a big funnel(just a little smaller than a 5gal bucket is wide)welded to the other end of the pipe. Put the filter in the bottom of a 5 gal bucket with the pipe and funnel sticking up to the top of the bucket, then just pour it through the funnel and into the filter it will go in the middle hole and seep out the little holes on the outside and just run down the sides of the filter. The oil will actually be going the wrong way so you will have to make sure to get a filter that does not have a anti drain back valve in it. It will take some time to go through the filter but it should do a good job and will be 10x faster then the "rope trick" or "TP" I have heard suggested many times. All you have to do is just keep poring it in till the bucket is full then take out the filter and stuff then dump the clean oil into a storage tank or your fuel tank. What do you Say?
I know its not quite the mechanical pump you are looking for but it could be had for less than 20.00

 

That sounds like a good idea. But are oil filters a fine enough filter?

 

They have to be pretty good I think they filter down to quite small particles, and are surly better than pantyhose and coffee filters or paint strainers as have been posted here many times, I know a few guys just let is sit and then pour it in unfiltered hoping that the bad stuff went to the bottom

 

A power steering pump & a washing machine motor would make a good system. There are a few pumps that have a remote tank. Also lower the relief pressure spring.

Mike

 

I am wanting to do this. Has anyone here built one? Just looking for ideas before I start. All ideas welcome.

thanks