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Originally Posted By: oil_film_movies Aren't drain plug magnets easier to use? Also, they contact all the oil while staying out of high flow. I'd argue that FilterMags and hard drive magnets are easier to use. To use them, I just slide under the car, and slap them onto the filter. To use an...

Originally Posted By: Driz I used to use 4 small neobendium magnets on the filter on my Cessna. nowdays I just toss a couple old hard drive magnets on my car filter. They do seem to pick up and hold tiny flakes and metallic goo. Every little bit helps and they are free Yes. The free ones will...

Howdy Gents! I've got a Chevy Volt that I'm playing with. One of the things I'm playing with is the oil and filter. I figure this is the place to post my results. I put about 2,000 miles on the engine for this filter. (The Volt is an electric car that also has an engine). I'm running Pennzoil...

Originally Posted By: johnnylove I've browsed this form as a lurker for a while, thought it would be fun to contribute. Also, my plan was after running out of oil I would already have an electric car by then... Ok, OK, you have enough oil! Here's your BITOG membership card! Since you're...

An oil filter you have to mess with every oil change for ~$165? For that price, you can probably get 20 or so Fram Ultra filters which will do a better filtering job, and are less hassle. I don't see how the analysis closes for the System One filter.

I've got to say that I'd go with Mobil 1. I'm at a place in my life that the cost of motor oil is not significant*, so I can look at the purchases I've made in order to tell. I've bought Mobil 1, I've never purchased SuperTech (conventional or synthetic). Why Mobil 1 over SuperTech? I just have...

I'm partial to MicroGreen filters, but I also picked up a few Mobil 1 filters at Walmart for $10 each.

Originally Posted By: 5AcresAndAFool My question is this, would the oil filter not catch this if there was not a magnet? Granted it would go thru the oil pump, but i assume that a filter should catch all that. I think the magnetic drain plugs are a great idea BTW. Scary how much metal an engine...

Originally Posted By: goodtimes Not sure but it seems the disk would slightly increase the differential pressure in the filter. The extra filter in parallel with a standard, full-sized main filter only adds to the opportunity for oil to get from the input side of the filter to the output side of...

In short: New bottles, new labels, same oil with a 4 year shelf-life, and you don't need to shake before using.

Originally Posted By: Onug I've always wondered what a magnet will catch that a filter won't... Tiny iron fuzz too small enough to be caught by the filtering element.

Google "Motion Pro oil filter magnets." They're for motorcycles, but they work great for cars. The manufacturer says they only last 5 changes, but I think they last forever. Just don't drop them - they're brittle.

Originally Posted By: dubber09 Just wondering if anyone does this and on purpose. Say Castrol 0w-40 and Pennzoil Plat 5w-20 in 1 to 3 parts respectively. I'm thinking of trying this to see how some PAO in Gr. III oil will change things. How can you tell whether this is an improvement...

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Krytox. Pricy though, like $3,300 for 5 kg.

I can't justify the ~$25 more per jug for 5,000 miles extra, but you have to change it at least yearly. For my Chevy Volt, 4 quarts of NAPA synthetic ($12 on sale) will last me 2 years. Since XOM told me to ignore the OLM, I must change Annual Protection every year, at a cost of $100 over 2...

Originally Posted By: BHopkins I will admit, it is entertaining to people watch at Walmart. And we enjoy watching you too!

Originally Posted By: demarpaint I was tempted to try their filters. Nothing against them but I'll pass now. I'm very happy with the filters, but I see your point.

Originally Posted By: toneydoc Go for it and report back how it seems to help, please and thank you Not only no, but heck no!

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit Originally Posted By: kohnen But, I know that Liqui Moly sells Ceratec, which is nano Hexagonal Boron Nitride. There's just a wee bit of difference between an international company like Liqui Moly and a guy with a website rife with grammar and punctuation errors...