islandguydon
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Recycled ATF from the local 10 minute oil change, easy system.
I was at my local 10 minute oil change place this morning. I transfered 180 gallons of used ATF, the stuff was pre filtered before I got it. Medium red in color. I filtered it by recycling from the transfer pump,s filter 5 micron, to the fill tube of the storage tank I reset the pump meter to OO-O and waited 2 hours until the meter read 800 gallons. I figured I filtered all the ATF 5 times at 5 microns. The fluid was medium red in color with no water at all.
The 180 gallons cost me $180.00. Now if I got 180 gallons of Diesel at the BP at I-75 @ my exit it would cost me $4.20 and would of cost me $765.00
I saved $585.00
The Multi fuel engine runs clean with no smoke at all on recycled ATF. Good cheap fuel. I will take pictures next time I go through the process. I had fun.
EDIT: Here are the pictures of the system I am using, The red pump sucks out the recycled ATF from the source at the oil change place and filters it while I am filling up the transfer tank pictured in the truck bed. That filter I only had to change 1 time. When the pump starts running slow the filter is getting full of crap Thats a 10 Micron. The threads on the red pump are the same size as the oil change place 55 gal barrels. Everything just seems to fit.
Next I transfer from the truck tank into the storage tank, that filter is a 5 Micron. Then the filter from the storage tank to the truck is a double 5m-1 micron. Out of a dozen fill ups I have yet to replace the 1 Micron Filter.
I took some pictures of the finished product flowing a dark red out of the final stage. This pumps slow since the fuel is being pushed through a 1 micron filter. I really do like this system and recommend this to anyone willing to go through the effort. Come to think of it, there wasn't much effort for $1.00 a gallon. Wait until summer I am guessing $4-5.00 a gallon or better.
I was at my local 10 minute oil change place this morning. I transfered 180 gallons of used ATF, the stuff was pre filtered before I got it. Medium red in color. I filtered it by recycling from the transfer pump,s filter 5 micron, to the fill tube of the storage tank I reset the pump meter to OO-O and waited 2 hours until the meter read 800 gallons. I figured I filtered all the ATF 5 times at 5 microns. The fluid was medium red in color with no water at all.
The 180 gallons cost me $180.00. Now if I got 180 gallons of Diesel at the BP at I-75 @ my exit it would cost me $4.20 and would of cost me $765.00
I saved $585.00
The Multi fuel engine runs clean with no smoke at all on recycled ATF. Good cheap fuel. I will take pictures next time I go through the process. I had fun.
EDIT: Here are the pictures of the system I am using, The red pump sucks out the recycled ATF from the source at the oil change place and filters it while I am filling up the transfer tank pictured in the truck bed. That filter I only had to change 1 time. When the pump starts running slow the filter is getting full of crap Thats a 10 Micron. The threads on the red pump are the same size as the oil change place 55 gal barrels. Everything just seems to fit.
Next I transfer from the truck tank into the storage tank, that filter is a 5 Micron. Then the filter from the storage tank to the truck is a double 5m-1 micron. Out of a dozen fill ups I have yet to replace the 1 Micron Filter.
I took some pictures of the finished product flowing a dark red out of the final stage. This pumps slow since the fuel is being pushed through a 1 micron filter. I really do like this system and recommend this to anyone willing to go through the effort. Come to think of it, there wasn't much effort for $1.00 a gallon. Wait until summer I am guessing $4-5.00 a gallon or better.
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They wont give it up or filter it for you.
