You'll get better filtering with the canister element, unless you go to some type of spin-on industrial hydraulic oil filter with a very tight micron-number filter media. Full-flow spin-on filters strain out rocks, marbles, and horse collars, and let the other stuff pass through. You'll also need to install a restrictor in the spin-on filter tubing to limit the oil pressure drop. My advice is to leave it alone.
Jerry

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