"Filtromax" Oil Filter Magnet

[Octane]

Any good? I don't see why it wouldn't work. I got one for free so it's not a matter of money well spent or not, just if it helps/doesn't hurt the engine.

http://www.filtromax.com/index2.php

 

[salvageyardteen]

Not all partials are magnetic.

 

[Gary Allan]

True, but it can't hurt to eliminate what you can

 

[Lonnie]

We have a site sponsor that makes a magnetic filter adapter that screws between the engine and the filter.

 

[unDummy]

I don't want to add any length or flow restriction. This is why I don't care for the 'screw between' magnets, or the insert into filter magnets.

For online magnets work well enough.

 

[rn2fine]

I have seen a few particle counts posted on this forum and am very impressed with the filtering ability of Pure 1's and the Amsoil EaO line of products. I am skeptical that a magnet would catch anything that a good filter would not. I would be more inclined to use one that wraps around the filter if they were less expensive but I can not see spending $50 when that same amount will buy me 10 Pure Ones. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[marcel]

If you want a good oil filter magnet try filtermag.com.I,m from Alberta and I ordered one from Ontario had it in 5 days.
I had a filtromax and somehow it fell off,not that magnetic.

 

[Patman]

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I am skeptical that a magnet would catch anything that a good filter would not.

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I agree! I said the exact same thing yesterday to a friend of mine who I showed how to change the oil in his 98 Integra. He asked if those filter magnets did anything and I said no. The media of the oil filter is going to trap all the harmful stuff anyhow.

 

[63Avanti]

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I am skeptical that a magnet would catch anything that a good filter would not.

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Even with the top filters, when I used a magnetic drain plug, I cleaned metal off the magnet each oil change. true, anecdotal, but it is my anecdotal!
I never saw the point of any magnet over $5, when you can use old speaker coil magnets, disk drive magnets, all of which are stronger than the $50 units I have seen.

 

[Dominic]

The idea is to grab the sub 20micron Fe particles... and I just ordered a filtermag

Checkkout the filtermag whitepapers.