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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: jessica on 08 January 2009, 06:38:49

Title: What is it nere the oil filter
Post by: jessica on 08 January 2009, 06:38:49

Hello everyone,

I was wondering, What is it ?
and in what it helps ?

it's marked in the pic, an X25XE Block.

(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6296/20577072jo4.jpg)

Cheers Jessy

Title: Re: What is it nere the oil filter
Post by: Welung666 on 08 January 2009, 07:21:15

Looking at it, it's a one way valve. Most likely to stop oil returning to the filter once it's passed through. Hope that helps and welcome to OOF :y

Title: Re: What is it nere the oil filter
Post by: bighed on 08 January 2009, 07:55:24

I would be in agreeance with Lee  :y

Title: Re: What is it nere the oil filter
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 January 2009, 09:28:16

Its a bypass valve.....so if the filter gets clogged the engine is not starved of oil!