Check out the follow up video to see how the "upgrades" lasted over a year of abuse. And, as promised, I cut open the oil filter to see how it held up to the solvent! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLNydauQ3tmRYKM.html

I did a similar upgrade recently. I put my filter bracket INSIDE the basin to reduce mess when changung filters

You may be happier if you drop that shelf all the way to the bottom at the feet and mount the legs/feet to it and then to the dolly. Then you can fit a 5 gallon can under it when you want to change out or recover solvent for storage and you can use a filter as it drains. just an idea. I love my set-up! That shelf rarely get's used any way.........well,until now!

Ideally you would put the filter inline before the pump. Put a through hull fitting below the fluid level with a screen on it. Have that drain into the oil filter then add an external pump that pulls through the filter.

Great video and very informative. I would like to add some info for you. The oil filter will do nothing to help the life of the pump. Fluid has to go through the pump first to get to the filter. Those pre-filters are good ideas to help with that. Might be better to put another one with the white one to help put pressure on the metal holding cage for the filter so the pump doesn't pull fluid in around the filter skipping the cleaning. Second is the oil filter itself. Though it is a great idea and does work. The filter is not really designed for caustic fluid like solvent. A better option, and one that will last longer not just because of materials, is a diesel fuel filter and mount. Those can filter out a lot more for cleaner fluid and can handle the pressure from the pump. Plus they are usually bigger so it will last longer between filter changes. Hope this helps. And keep up the great work.

Some great ideas here and very well described. I'm in the UK and have exactly the same parts washer, your video has given me some good ideas to upgrade mine - thanks.

Very Good explanation! I have had my parts washer from Harbor Freight for 20 years and never had any issues except for the switch. I never thought of these upgrades however I am going to do them.. Heck, I may get another 20 years out of it. LOL

Sir, peace and love this is so extremely helpful. Especially grateful for telling us the sizes of the hoses and fittings. And you even included links to everything you used, just wanna let you know you've made my life a lot easier

Shouldn't use scotch bright pads for filters as they contain abrasives that are chemically bound to the fibers in the pads. The solvent will break down that chemical bound and release the grit directly into your pump if the factory filter doesn't catch all of it.

Awesome video! Liked it so much I went to HF, picked one up, then went on Amazon and ordered all of the mods! The only thing I did differently was I added a flow-through parts cleaning brush. Well done!!

I've had one of these at least 15 years. Didn't use it for the last 7 or 8 years. Left it outside. The paint finish faded on it. Left the motor and that stuff in the tub and stored the mineral spirits in plastic fuel-type cans. Set it back up about a year ago. Reintroduced that stored mineral spirits (which was clear btw due to settlement) and fired that dude up. Still works great! I'm really quite surprised by how well it operates. I don't use the thing every day. But every time I do use it, the solvent is clear because the solids settle to the bottom. I'll need to scrape that gunk up as a maintenance thing. All of these modifications this guy has done are unnecessary, in my opinion.

Awesome idea on using that dolley to mount the washer and using the oil filter to filter the solvent.

At our shop we use straight up Paint thinner. I just read the SDS on paint thinner and the Flash point is at 100deg and this PSC 100 is 156deg. Big difference in terms of safety. I will give the PSC a try

This is such a great video! Thank you. An alternative to the oil rings would be an annealed copper washer. Wouldn't break down to the solvent as well :)

Your a very thorough person. . Love your channel

Awesome video and great ideas! Just subbed and became a fan. Thanks for the video.

NICE. CLEAN, DETAILED, CORRECT PARTS.

I think a diesel filter would do better then oil

Good video! Thanks for the spring loaded center punch tip!

I plan on taking an electric pancake griddle and cutting the sides down to where the surface is flat then mounting it to the bottom of my washer tank. Should be able to dial in the temp and really get stuff clean!

Mounting the oil filter relocation unit inside the tub, above the fluid level and next to the pump is a much cleaner installation and lets you change the filter without worrying about spillage. 😊 I'd just put a plateand adapter where the normal inlet into the pump is to facilitate the influx of solvent from the filter and into the pump, pulling the fluid through the filter and then through the pump to protect the pump, something a lot of people forget. 😊 As for the petcock (valve), you can run a thread tap into the existing fitting and it's reaally close and quickly makes the NPT fitting work... No collection of adapters needed. 😉

Thanks , a good informative and entertaining video. i give a thumbs up .cheers !

Have done a similar external filtration loop with the exception of a side entry remote filter and 3/8 fittings. Using PSC1000. Can't get the pump to push the fluid thru the filtration loop. The pump impeller rattles in it's housing. Changed out to a new pump and the same non pumping continued. Removed the filtration loop hose from the barb on plastic pump outlet and connected a length of the fuel hose letting it dangle into the cleaning basin. Turned on the pump, no impeller rattling and a nice steady stream of fluid exited the hose. Reconnected the filtration looop to the pump outlet barb, removed the filter from the mount, placed a bucket under the mount and turned on the pump. Pump impeller rattled and no fluid spewed from the mount port into the bucket. The pump just couldn't push the fluid up the hose inside the basin and down outside the basin to the filter mount. Does the pump require priming and can that be accomplished by pushing solvent in thru the HF metal flex pipe tip?

Thanks bud for all the research and info!

Great explanation!

Good up grade man! Thank you for sharing.

Great video! I am curious how the pump is holding up to the solvent. That goes for the filter as well.

you may want to to put a steel backing plate to give your filter mount a little more strength

Very nice! Great job on the video.

Generally I dont leave comments , this video really deserved it buddy ! great work! great tips!

Superb effort son. I like all the upgrades and you're clearly thinking on your toes here.

SUPERB JOB!!!!!!

OK that is a great video. Been wanting one so took your plans and made one. Thanks for the idea.

Nice setup on the filter. What i found to work in my tank was kerosene. It works out really well.

nicely done on the upgrades overall this washer isn’t bad for the money

Did you use the original nylon seal on the drain valve? I have been noticing reviews of this valve where people are complaining the seal is too soft and squeezes out. When do you plan to examine your filter to see if it was affected by the solvent?

Good idea and information. My only suggestion you would want the filter before the pump to be more effective.

Nice job .

Very helpful video thank you 🙏🏼

Filter is awesome and yes solvent will be filtered with this method however the solvent is being filtered post pump, not pre pump so ot dosent really save the pump from failure as the grit is cycled through the pump well before it makes it to the added filter?

Did you add a washer on the 90 degree elbow where it connects to the actual parts washer?

great ideas, thank you

Thanks for the video and the link to the valve

What fittings did you use for the line back into tank?

I added a new pump to mine,its a beast now,same filter set up.

well done video, thanks for sharing

Anyone looking to put a drain valve on one of these should check out the Fumoto drain valves. They are pretty neat and make life super easy for this or even oil draining on your vehicle which is what they are designed for. Never make a mess pulling drain plugs on your car again! Also you never have to remove it so there’s no chance of stripping bolts or damaging threads by over tightening!

Also, any videos on what you are doing to your Vette's motor?

NPT, by the way, stands for, "national pipe thread". idk if anyone has said it as I was half asleep when watching.

great video, Has the pump survived the solvent based cleaner

Your pump is probably not rated to push through thag filter, you might need to add an inline booster on thag line or upgrade your pump

great idea. thanks for the share

Is that weather stripping you are using solvent resistant? Otherwise it will turn into a mess.

what's the 90degree adapter you used?

Hello! I just did this upgrade but it seems like the oil filter is causing a lot of resistance to the flow. I know the filter has a one way flapper on the inlet and it takes some pressure to push that open. Did you have similar issues? These little pumps are pretty weak on head pressure. I'm getting just a trickle with the filter in line. Flows fine without it. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks for posting the vid!

Nice vid.

Drill the block of wood & dolly out enough to poxy a 3/8 or 1/4 drop-in anchor in the dolly. Cut an accordant piece of all-thread to whatever size anchor used, couple of matching nuts all in place of the dry wall screw...dunski. Extra mile: lynch pin & chain instead of all thread.

nice build. what is your source for fuel line?

Excellent👍👍👍👍😎

That solvent didn't melt your Harbor Freight pump?

Shit, I need help. I fix vacuum pumps, not the ones for cars the machines themselves for laboratories. I'm trying to find a degreaser set up that would work at home. Theyre pretty dirty machines and warmer fluid seems to work best. I've used armakleen and its great but its way too expensive. Any help would seriously be great

How does the filter work if the pump pumps fluid to the filter and then out to the nozzle? How does the fuel filter save the pump? The filter needs to be before the pump.

should mount filter higher up it will siphon the tank when u remove the spin on filter but nice work non the less

Video of how it operates after modifications?

I'm not sure how I got here since I'm not even a mechanic :) Great upgrade...

How do you stop “flash rusting” after you wash metal parts and let them dry?

Did the solvent fumes met the glue on the foam tape?

Can you list all the parts that you used? How is it working for you?

Has the rubber foam discentigrated at all?

How does the filter help the pump out if it's post pump?

quick question , was 5 gallons of psc 1000 enough for the parts washer?

Your oil filter appears to be mounted after the pump, so what exactly is it doing?

I mounted mine with everything inside the legs so it wouldn't be hanging out to hit stuff.

Suggestion: Provide material links for parts used, great vid!

Do you use a respirator for the fumes?

Awesome video.Shalom Bubba

Kerosene or mineral spirits works well and should be cheaper also. And the name brand rent a parts washer uses water to clean solvent. Tank holds half water,half solvent which floats on the water. When fluid drops in tank sediments transfer to water and sink to bottom.

I just bought one here in Canada from Princess Auto,. Here the name is Power Fist, not Harbor Freight. Exactly the same model and everything. The only difference is that the whole thing is blue, no red parts. In your first video you introduced a different drain valve which cost me $53.00 CAD. Now you have a much cheaper valve, for $16.00 US , but which one is better? I have not received the one ordered from Amazon, and it won't arrive until Oct 02.

Put a plank of wood in between the high ends on that dolly and it's another shelf.

The main and most obvious improvement for these washers is a fit for purpose pump. Use of paper element filters means pump life may be halved in some cases, but the main issue is reduction in flow that fitting a filter will mean. A Little Giant 1Y pump doesnt cost much more than the pointless mods commonly shown on You Tube, and will improve both function and longevity...............

Don't know if anyone else mention this but, Scotch brite pads have abrasive materials in them. Don't think I would like to possibly get those particles inside my engine.

I think a “Coolant” base and filter may be a better choice. The solvent may prematurely damage/ruin the “Oil” filter?

What is that mount you used for the oil filter and where did you get it

That’s purdy spiffy scruffy!! 🙂

You could buy a box at Harbor Freight

I don't get why you didn't just put the filter inside the tank then if any of it leaks at least inside the tank not on the floor you wouldn't have to drill any holes in your new harbor freight washer.

Have you flipped it over yet? It looks like it would be top heavy on that cart.

Thanks for sharing man.

So what were the exact things you bought and added on to this?

People do not waste your time or money with this stuff. Unless the filter is before the pump it does nothing. You are better off simply waiting for the pump to die (mine hasn't in 15 years) and replacing it for less money than all the modifications. The pump does not care about particulate. Also sediment will settle to the bottom and become a non moving mass between uses.

How long did it take for the PSC 1000 to ruin your parts washer? That parts washer is cheap and not meant to be used with petroleum based solvents. I'll bet it didn't last more than a month.

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damn, you say um / uh alot

Using the filter backwards got a thumbs down.

You need to buy chemical resistant gloves

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Didn’t see it work 🤔👎🏼I’m sceptical

That crap cleaner you have from HF is garbage water based. Sounds good on paper for the tree huggers and extremely exonomical as 1 gallon is 6 bucks and 19 gallons of water is free.........problem is in 3 mos, it turns algae and scum across top, and smells. Useless when you figure it cost 7 bucks to was 3 parts and you have to dump it. Threw it out, filled with 20 gallons of diesel, bam!!! 5 yrs later, still exactly the same cleaning power as day 1, no algae scum, no smell.

It's funny to see people who think they are soo witty & clever trying to out-do the last tard on the internet. Ends up being a huge mess.