A compact pre-prime system, built around the oil filter.
The lead concept, what it is designed to do, and what testing still has to show.
A new approach to engine startup protection—designed to put oil pressure first.
Engine pre-lubrication and pre-oiling products exist. What we are developing is a specific combination: a compact filter-mounted sandwich-adapter architecture, electrical pre-priming before cranking, pressure verification, and an optional starter interlock.
Designed to fit where the oil filter already lives.
- Engine blockWhere the filter normally mounts
- Pre-prime pump / sandwich adapterElectric pump in the adapter
- Oil filterA compatible spin-on filter
What the design is aiming for.
Pressure before cranking
Designed to establish measurable oil pressure before the starter turns the engine.
Critical component protection
Intended to reduce startup-related lubrication vulnerability at bearings, valvetrain and other oil-fed components.
Cold-start strategy
Control logic can account for oil temperature, viscosity and pressure response.
Compact retrofit concept
Filter-location architecture may simplify installation on compatible engine platforms.
Intelligent control
Optional pressure sensing, fault monitoring and starter-enable logic.
Long-term potential
Reduced startup wear may contribute to longer component service life; engine-life benefits require testing.
Engineered to prove the difference.
We are developing a measurable test program to evaluate pre-prime time, oil pressure rise, oil delivery to critical galleries, electrical demand, cold-start performance and component wear indicators. We will publish verified results as prototype testing progresses.
Time to target pressure
No results published yet
Gallery pressure before crank
No results published yet
Cold-temperature performance
No results published yet
Electrical power demand
No results published yet
Flow restriction and bypass behavior
No results published yet
Durability and leak integrity
No results published yet
Any future result will be published with the test engine, method, sample size, baseline, conditions and date.
Fitment, safety and the factory pump.
Where does it install?
The lead concept uses a sandwich adapter between the engine block and a compatible spin-on oil filter. Other mounting configurations may be developed.
Will it fit my vehicle?
Vehicle compatibility has not been finalized. Filter dimensions, thread type, clearances, oil-flow requirements and electronic integration must be validated for each application.
Does it replace the factory oil pump?
No. The concept supplements the factory lubrication system before startup; normal oil circulation remains the responsibility of the engine’s primary lubrication system.
What happens if the electrical system fails?
The final design must include a validated fault response and vehicle-specific emergency or service strategy. Safety behavior will be defined and tested before commercial release.
Oil pressure first. Engine startup second.
The way engines start has remained largely unchanged. We are working to change what happens before they turn.