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Old 08-26-2006, 02:04 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: Run used oil

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Ok, but a micron is 39 millionths of an inch.

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Your math is a little off. There are 25400 microns per inch.

[/ QUOTE ] That's funny. You told him he was wrong and then told him he was right.

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The fitment between these tow parts (think fitment of piston to cylinder wall) is on the order of 20-30 millionths of an inch.

[/ QUOTE ]- which is about 1/2 to 3/4 of a micron- when the fuel filter is filtering to 2 microns? Engineered failure?

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