Patent ID: 7713425

Claim:
An oil management system, comprising: an oil filter utilized in association with an internal combustion engine, wherein said oil filter comprises filtration media for filtering an engine oil associated with said internal combustion engine and is maintained by an oil filter housing; at least one type of additive contained in said filter housing, wherein said at least one type of additive is automatically released into said engine oil filter from said filter housing in order to replenish at least one type of additive spent in said engine oil to thereby maintain a stable concentration level of said at least one type of additive; a sensor module that monitors said oil filter and detects at least one attribute of said engine oil filtered through said filtration media of oil filter; and a management software module residing in a computer memory that collects up-linked sensor data comprising said at least one attribute from said sensor module, wherein said management software module generates a historical analysis of the quality of said engine oil for further analysis and evaluation by a user in order to efficiently conserve and manage said oil and reduce the interval of oil changes thereof by extending the life of said engine oil through the replenishment of said additives present in said engine oil.