fibrous filter material 124 is positioned in the lower chamber during use in operation filter 120 is initially placed in the lower portion of vessel 90 below retaining lugs 114 to secure the plate 116 tightly a contaminated fluid to be purified is then sent to the vessel 90 through the pipe connection 98 in the side of the vessel with the fluid moving toward the center of vessel 90 then entering in a centrally location position through baffle 122 which dispenses fluid in various directions through the filter with the solid contaminants of the fluid being contained in filter 120 in the lower chamber of vessel 90 contaminated industrial oils and other hydrocarbon or oleaginous type mixtures or suspensions are typical of those treated in the filter of the present invention the filter 120 in the lower chamber within the vessel 90 filters out relatively large solid particles and heavy non volatile viscous liquids material 124 also holds the filter 120 in place the purified liquid passes upwardly through openings such as 118 in container plate 116 at angles pushing the purified oil counter clockwise at the upper side of container plate 116 purified oil or other liquid is removed from the vessel through the discharge spout 96 an important usage of the present invention is in the purification and reclamation of lubricating oil which contains after usage various types of solid contaminants the lubricating oil can be cleaned or reclaimed by the removal of these contaminants by passing the oil through the filter 120 to remove the solid contaminants and produces a purified fluid in volume ready for use in its original capacity although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in order to illustrate the.