Does anyone have experience using any type of filter magnets? Im really interested in getting a filtermag brand magnet. Looks like top notch quality.
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I have one on my truck. Cant really say if it does or does not do anything, but it is more of a peace of mind type thing.
I dont know that the magnetic oil drain plug is any cleaner as a result though...
I dont know that the magnetic oil drain plug is any cleaner as a result though...
When I changed the Magnafine on my transmission I opened it up and took the magnet out. I now attach that round magnet to the bottom of my oil filter. Whether or not it helps is debatable but the price was right.
I've read a few threads on this subject and the jury is still out on the value of magnets on an oil filter. For that reason I wouldn't spend much on anything fancy.
I've read a few threads on this subject and the jury is still out on the value of magnets on an oil filter. For that reason I wouldn't spend much on anything fancy.
Why not just use a magnetic drain plug?
I use a magnetic drain plug for my 289 Mustang. It seems to work fine. In the past I had gotten a little stuff on it so fine that you could barely see it. Think I will just stick with the plug.
I use a Filtermag on my van and have cut two filters open to see for myself. Doing this proved that the pictures on the website that show fine ferrous particles, are for real. I had the same thing, lots of fines that the filter cannot catch.
The particles were still stuck to the inside of the filter casing even after removing the magnet since the strong rare-earth magnets will magnetize the casing i guess....you can buy rare-earth magnets individually on the web but i like the ease of the Filtermag product, to me, its a no-brainer.
If you wanna do it, DO IT!
The particles were still stuck to the inside of the filter casing even after removing the magnet since the strong rare-earth magnets will magnetize the casing i guess....you can buy rare-earth magnets individually on the web but i like the ease of the Filtermag product, to me, its a no-brainer.
If you wanna do it, DO IT!
I use a cubic neodymium magnet on my wife's SUV oil filter, it's strong enough to stay put. I've never cut open the filter to see if there are any observable effects.
I don't think you can debate that magnets work and that they add something to the life of an engine, or any other component that has iron and wears. It's really just a cost/benefit debate if you are paying big bucks for some prepared (and often over-hyped) product. Reusing the Magnefine magnet is a brilliant idea. I'm gonna steal that one! Ditto for any other type of magnet "recycle" idea. Effectiveness may vary but anything you do is better than nothing and if the product is recycled, it's essentially a free (or nearly so) improvement.
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Why not just use a magnetic drain plug?
Getting those as well, they are relatively cheap.
Why not just use a magnetic drain plug?
Getting those as well, they are relatively cheap.
Every nit of research I have done says if it will pass through a oil filter it will do no damage to you engine. I guess that's why engines last 350K miles with little maintenance.
Magnets.
Necessary? no.
Effective at reducing engine wear? Unknown.
Feel good? Yes
I got em, I'll use them.
I feel they are kind of lime a poor mans oil analysis. Can you observe the amount of metal powder caught in the filter? You can see if the amount collected on the magnets increases significantly from OCI to OCI.
Necessary? no.
Effective at reducing engine wear? Unknown.
Feel good? Yes
I got em, I'll use them.
I feel they are kind of lime a poor mans oil analysis. Can you observe the amount of metal powder caught in the filter? You can see if the amount collected on the magnets increases significantly from OCI to OCI.
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As long as the car uses a standard spin on filter, I put a couple of magnets on the filter. Nothing fancy; they sell them at places like Home Depot.
Thats pretty impressive. Wonder what the magnetic pull is on your magnets. Id definitely sleep better with magnets. For a one time purchase it is definitely worth while.
After cutting open 2 filters within my 1yr OCI on my PSD... and finding the so called Metal Powder Residue... and rubbing it between my fingers... I will not run any of my autos without a set of neodymium magnets installed on the oil filters... Seeing and Feeling is believing.
The think to keep in mind is that much of the stuff you see on the magnet would have been caught by the filter too. Now you can argue that it's a good thing because every particle not on the filter leaves a pore open for something non-ferrous. The questions I want answered are how well they catch the particles small enough to work through the filter and the Mark 1 eyeball ain't gonna tell you that with any degree of accuracy. Again, I counterpoint myself by saying logic indicates the magnets have to be catching at least SOME of those smaller particle, so my argument goes back to dollars and sense. Do those high dollar magnet products do a good enough job to warrant the extra expense? Would like to see proof one way or another.
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Thats pretty impressive. Id definitely sleep better with magnets.
A lot cheaper than sleeping pills...
Thats pretty impressive. Id definitely sleep better with magnets.
A lot cheaper than sleeping pills...
I bought a new truck four years ago, Lincoln Mark LT,sight unseen.I installed a Filter Mag on my brand new truck. I was able to pick the truck up at the distribution center with 2 miles on it and drive it to the dealer for dealer prep. It was about 35 miles to the dealer. It would of taken a week longer to have the truck transported to the dealer so on with the filter Mag and I drove it at variable speeds to the dealer. Don't know if it helped or not but it felt good doing it since I plan on keeping the truck for many years. The couple of dealers that have since done maintenance on it say it runs better than any of these they have seen. I'm happy! Side note, you need to make sure that the filter Mag gets put back on if you have it serviced by someone else. A few times, someone has either forgotten to put it back on or tried to steal it, not sure which.
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Just scored a ss250 filtermag for $20 on ebay for my yaris, just need to get 2 ss300's for my honda's.
Heres a question...
Do you feel more comfortable with a lesser quality filter if you had a good magnet to back it up?
Do you feel more comfortable with a lesser quality filter if you had a good magnet to back it up?
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