UUC Motorwerks Oil Center review!

[bimmerd00d]

nice work. LOVE the look of that. i want one for my 525i. oh yeah, i'm already at just under 290hp

[Jon K]

that was my thought too

Think about it, it doesn't matter. The oil comes out the unfiltered side of the filter, goes thru s/c and back to pan. then it sits in pan. then the sump picks the oil up as a whole, filters it, back to pan, repeat. The oil is filtered. Just not RIGHT after going thru the filter. So it's already filtered oil going into the supercharger... oil isn't filtered then used up, its filtered and returned, etc. It's not a big deal what so ever. If you tap it at the oil pressure switch it's unfiltered also.

[Jon K]

nice work. LOVE the look of that. i want one for my 525i. oh yeah, i'm already at just under 290hp

hi2u pegleg.

[Bill R.]

think the stock pressure switch is already on the filtered side of the filter.
And actually its your choice but If you have any bearing particles or pieces of carbon, or any other grit that ends up in the pan through normal running then it can go through the supercharger shortening its life. The filter will catch the stuff that goes through but what happens for example when you shut the engine off an some of the heavier particles settle out and drop off the oil filter to settle in the bottom of the canister, then when you start the engine in theory the oil going through the filter would stick these right back up against the filter except you have an alternate path that some might choose to follow.. At the very least if your going to use this route I would put an inline oil filter on the line going to the supercharger.

Think about it, it doesn't matter. The oil comes out the unfiltered side of the filter, goes thru s/c and back to pan. then it sits in pan. then the sump picks the oil up as a whole, filters it, back to pan, repeat. The oil is filtered. Just not RIGHT after going thru the filter. So it's already filtered oil going into the supercharger... oil isn't filtered then used up, its filtered and returned, etc. It's not a big deal what so ever. If you tap it at the oil pressure switch it's unfiltered also.

[Jon K]

think the stock pressure switch is already on the filtered side of the filter.
And actually its your choice but If you have any bearing particles or pieces of carbon, or any other grit that ends up in the pan through normal running then it can go through the supercharger shortening its life. The filter will catch the stuff that goes through but what happens for example when you shut the engine off an some of the heavier particles settle out and drop off the oil filter to settle in the bottom of the canister, then when you start the engine in theory the oil going through the filter would stick these right back up against the filter except you have an alternate path that some might choose to follow.. At the very least if your going to use this route I would put an inline oil filter on the line going to the supercharger.

The thing is, there's a restrictor, I think it's like 1/16th of an inch or 1/32nd of an inch inlet at the actual supercharger. Stuff that big makes it through the oil filter any way. I don't really think there's any risk, for many people run them like this, and some kits are like this also. I understand and appreciate the input. I the inlet is so small that any single piece of anything would immediately block the oil feed to the supercharger, so, someone must have thought this through before. The other thing to keep in mind... is that the outlet from the oil filter lid to the supercharger isn't at the end of the oil filter housing. By this I mean, there is a 1/4" NPT hole about 1" from the top of the housing, it would have to be REAL damn lucky for any piece of anything to escape via that hole, especially since the general momentum is downward toward teh filter and out the bottom.