ops1 vs fs2500

Call Marty from ops (number on website)....He will answer all your questions more accurately then i can. I change ops filter every 20,000 miles and engine filters every 40. You add a few gallons when replacing engine filters and ops. My oil samples have come back great so it does it's job.

The system cost around 700 with a few services of supplies. I think filters are like 30,but it end up being like 60ish for sampling, filter and lables. Again call ops for specifics.

 

So you own the ops ? Do you like it any flaws how is the install process? I will be calling them Monday

 

Mine seemed to leak above the filter. (less then 1 gal per 10k miles) they sent me a new one but i havnt been home to install it. (just swapping lines to re install). After this last service it doesn't seem to leak as much. Could have been defective filter or filter not tight enough. Ill run untill next service to see if leak has totaly stopped. if so ill send back the one they sent me, if not ill replace it and send back the unit i have. They sent a new unit right away and the warranty claim was pretty easy.

Install can be tricky...i had a shop do it. Drilling the frame isnt easy....also finding a oil supply may not be easy. mine taps into the oil pressure gauge line. All in all im happy with it. The samples come back great so it does it's job.

 

I have used the FS2500 on my last two trucks and like it. Bypass filters are a tit for tat deal. All of them do a great job, just find one that fits with what you want, what you want to pay, and how easy/hard it is to install and service. Best I can recall, my FS2500 unit kit was a little over $500 for everything, but I am sure that has changed by now. It was a clean, simple install, is very easy to service, virtually requires no makeup oil when you change the filter, and does as good of a job as any other bypass filter.

The FS2500 comes with all fittings, hoses, unit etc specifically set up for your truck and engine combination, and can be installed pretty quickly. Both times, I had the FS unit installed myself in less than an hour. They recommend changing filters every 10,000 miles, but that is because they want to sell filters. On an ISX, and now on my Series 60, I usually go 20,000 to 25,000 miles on bypass filter changes. You can tell the filter is still good by feeling the canister when the engine is running. If it is hot, then oil is flowing thru it and it is still not used up. And it is common knowledge that filtration gets better as a filter starts to accumulate stuff. As long as the oil flows thru the unit, the filter is not in danger of not being changed.

I have never had a soot level above 0.2 ppm on any sample. Last sample was 0 with 20,000 on the filter.

 

The ISX I had was in a International 9400. It was a 2006 EGR engine. The picture shown is my 2013 Columbia Glider with a Series 60 pre-egr. The frame does look good for sure. I had it painted red when I ordered the truck new to offset the Blue body.

 

That's true, the FS2500 doesn't have an evaporator. But in over 30 years operating commercial trucks, I have never seen a need for one. I run regular used oil samples, and I have never gotten a water or fuel situation that would cause me to rethink the evaporator route. It may be a solution to a problem that hardly anyone has experienced. If you get a major coolant leak, that evaporator won't do much good, and likewise, if you have an injector that starts dumping fuel, the evaporator will not take care of that.

But here is another thing to consider, you could develop a small coolant or fuel dilution problem that would show up in a used oil sample early on so you could address it before it becomes a major problem, but if the evaporator is removing it, you would not know it until you have a gusher of a problem. The whole evaporator idea is not bad in theory, I just don't think it is as critical of a need as some would claim. thousands of truck owners have used various bypass filters that do not have evaporators, and you do not hear everyone switching over to the OPS because it does.

If it is going to make the difference if you can sleep well at night, then go ahead and get the OPS. it isn't a terrible choice by any means. OPS makes a good bypass system, as do many other brands available. I chose the FS2500 mostly because it didn't require I turn the install into a Popular Mechanics project. It is about as simple as it gets... almost "plug and play". I could have went with another brand, but it would most likely have taken me more time to install, have to track down some fittings or other parts to complete the install, etc. My time is a valuable commodity to. I would much rather just get something that all the details have been worked out instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak.