Re: TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

From: Thomas M McHugh (tmmchugh@msn.com)
Date: Thu Oct 13 2005 - 20:44:39 PDT


I would think it might be a way to make a OJT repair in an emergency. I
would not do it in my M38A1, even though it would fit. A filter would be
much cheaper than replacing the engine after it fails.

I have never heard of such a homemade idea. That does not mean someone has
not tried it.

Tom McHugh, NJ
1952 M38A1
M-416 Trailer

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Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: [MV] TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

> I have been told that you can insert a complete roll of toilet paper
> into a jeep's oil filter assembly in place of the standard oil filter
> element. The cardboard roller allows the oil to pass thru while the
> s*it paper removes impurities.
>
> Is this for real or a Motor Pool hoax? If it is real, just how
> effective does it work, and in what mil-vehs would said unit work?
> Seems for the price of one NOS oil filter you can get two dozen rolls of
> toilet paper.
>
> LANCE
>
>
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