A 
lubrication system having an 
oil filter modified to replace or supplement the performance of 
lubricant additives that may be used within an 
internal combustion engine to increase the performance of a 
lubricant. The formulation of the 
lubricant is changed in accordance with the chemicals placed in the 
oil filter. For example, when the 
oil filter contains a strong base, the lubricant concentration of detergent will decrease, in some cases to zero, while the dispersant concentration in the lubricant will increase. The dispersant is the ideal 
weak base to neutralize 
combustion acid at the 
piston ring zone, carry the 
resultant weak base-
combustion acid complex to the strong base in the oil filter, undergo 
ion exchange with the strong base, immobilize the acid in the oil filter and recycle back to the 
piston ring zone for reuse as an acid 
neutralization agent. The reduction or 
elimination of detergent from the lubricant will reduce the 
fouling of the emission filter and of deposit formation on engine parts such as the 
piston. The oil filter may also contain an additive which is slowly released into the lubricant. For example, a ZnDDP anti-wear additive may be slowly released from the oil filter to the lubricant. Because the ZnDDP has low molecular weight 
alkyl groups it has limited 
solubility in the lubricant. The rate of release is limited by the equilibrium concentration of the additive in the lubricant. As a result, a relatively constant concentration of the additive may be maintained in the lubricant. The 
resultant closed system allows the oil drain intervals to be significantly extended.