“75-85% of Hydraulic

System failures can be traced to

Contamination.”
Hydraulics & Pneumatics
June 1998

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 Filtration Systems

• With bypass- engine oil and

transmission oil
• Without bypass- air intake
system and fuel system

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 Filters Types

• Liquid Filters
• Air Filters
• Protection Screens

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 Liquid Filters

 Engine Oil Filter

 Hydraulic & XSMN Oil Filters
• Fuel Filters

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 Engine Oil Filter

• Standard
 High efficiency- Doubling
efficiency & keeping intervals

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 Hydraulic/ XSMN Oil Filters

 Standard(10 – 15 Microns)
• High efficiency(6 Microns)-
temporary or permanent usage

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 Fuel Filters

• Primary- protects components &

separates water
• Secondary- protects the fuel
injectors

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 Liquid Filters

 Engine Oil Filter

 Hydraulic & XSMN Oil Filters
• Fuel Filters

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 Air Filters

 Pre-cleaner
 Air cleaner

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 Pre-cleaners

Cyclone Type

Turbine Type
Bowl Type

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 Air Cleaners

 Primary air filter- Cleaned or changed.

 Secondary air filter- Changed only.

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 Air Filters

 Pre-cleaner
 Air cleaner

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 Protection Screens

• High pressure protection screens

• Magnetic protection screens
• Filler mesh protection screens

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 Filters Types

• Liquid Filters
• Air Filters
• Protection Screens

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 Filter Selection
Criteria
• Filter Micron Rating
• Filter Efficiency
• Filter Burst Pressure

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Filter Micron Rating

Running Smallest Visible Human Hair

Clearances to the Eye

5 30 40
80
5-30 MICRONS, 3-5 Mu for UI’s
Most damaging Size = 3-10 Mu

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 Filter Efficiency
A measure of the percentage of Particles of a certain Size filtered out

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 Burst Pressure

Cheap Filter

Good Filter

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