Air Compressor Air Oil Separator MICRO FILTRATION 3120233

The MICRO FILTRATION 3120233 spin-on separator assembly is located on the lubrification system and separate the compressed air from the residual oil coming out of the compression bloc sometimes it can be mounted on a valve bloc including the thermostat and the minimum pressure valve.
A standard rotary screw air compressor separator assembly function is to filter and retain most of the oil inside the lubrification system, the oil concentration at the outlet of the compressor should be around a maximum of 5 ppm.
Spin-on separator are normally mounted upside-down to reduce the amount of oil lost at replacement. They normally need to be change anywhere between 2000hrs and 4000hrs depending on the manufacturer recommandation.