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Old 02-04-2010, 01:02 AM   #239 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pbpd4816 View Post
Thanks for the good info ZForce! One thing I noticed when I purchased the K&N HP-1008 and that it had a spring that you can see in the bottom of the filter. The Amsoil did not.... What is the spring? I'm stupid when it comes to these things.
Thanks for the kind words!

Reg: The spring on K&N's oil filter?

I really do not know and going off the cuff here. Looking at the diagram on K&N website: K&N Oil Filters - Oil Filters for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, ATV's, Boats, and more! I can only imagine the spring is placing pressure on the filter which seats up against the anti drainback valve and it’s here where the spring comes into play by keeping a constant tight seal between the filter and anti drainback valve.

K&N’s definition of their anti drainback valve.
Anti-drainback valve (where applicable) eliminates dry starts, prevents oil from draining back into crankcase during engine shutdown
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