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BYPASS OIL FILTER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Bypass oil filters take about 10 percent of the oil pumped from the sump, filter it, and then return it to the sump while the remaining 90 percent is delivered to the lubricated components.

OBS

bypass oil filter: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Les filtres à huile en dérivation [...] sont conçus spécialement pour l'élimination des petites particules de poussière causant l'usure [et ils augmentent] par conséquent la durée de vie utile du moteur.

Spanish

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