Yes. A good upgrade to the BT223 is the B178. Its longer than the BT223, more filtering surface. Outer diameter is practically the same (<=3 inches). i have yet to see the filter mounting on the D4D engine, given a 1.5 inches more vertical or horizontal clearance, the B178 would be a perfect filter for the Fortuner D4D engine.
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Heres the actual side by side comparison of the 2.
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Hi KCboy,
My friend (rzabala) drives a fortuner D4D engine, and he confirmed to me that a 5 incher filter will fit his fortuner. You can also visually inspect your engine bay, and check the vertical or horizontal clearance of the filter. As long as the Outer diameter of the filter doesnt exceed 3.1 inches, then then its all good for the fortuner.
So your choices on the BT223 upgrade are the Following:
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I have plenty of stocks of these now, lemmi know if you are interested.
Thanks.
Sir bayen, considering the difficulty in sourcing Baldwin bd28/7028 for the mitsu 4d56, do you by chance have any other Baldwin fuel filter models that might replace these?
B178 30psid bypass valve too high for cold start. It may starve your engine.
The bypass valves will almost always open upon starting when the engine/oil is cold. Also since it takes an engine longer to reach peak oil temperature when the ambient temperature is cold (~less than 40F), the filter is more likely to go into bypass when accelerating.
There is no such thing as a (COLD START) in the Philippines unless you park your car in a refrigerated truck.
First you need to understand why the bypass valve is there. Under *ideal* conditions, the bypass valve will *never* open. Because, when it opens, the oil *by passes* the filter and goes on through to the motor, obviously unfiltered. It is a safety valve. However, in *real* operation, it opens often.
One example is when you start the motor when cold. The oil is thick and does not pass easily through the filtration medium, thus building up to a high pressure drop. So, the bypass valve opens to prevent oil-starvation of the motor. How long it stays open is dependent on how cold the oil is and how long it takes to get near operating temperature. When the pressure drop across the filtration medium drops below the bypass valve setting, then the bypass closes. Blipping the throttle while warming up is a good way to get the valve to open and send unfiltered oil to the motor. A steady warm-up rpm is probably a lot better.
Another example can occur when the motor is fully warmed. At idle, the oil pressure is about 15 to 20 psi, and the pressure drop across the filter is about 1 or 2 psi. You take off towards the redline, and quickly build oil pressure to the 70 to 80 psi range. During that full-throttle acceleration the pressure drop across the filter will exceed the bypass setting, and send unfiltered oil to the motor, until the pressure across the filter has time to equalize. During a drag race, shifting through the gears, the bypass will open several times.
A third example, which you should never experience with frequent oil and filter changes, is when a filter becomes clogged. A spin-on filter can commonly hold 10 to 20 grams of trash before it becomes fully clogged. The bypass valve opening is the only way to keep the motor from becoming oil-starved if the filter becomes clogged.
The bypass valve simply does what it says bypasses the filter and oil flows past it instead of through it, It does not starve the engine of oil.