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teamfast
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12/26/2003
14:24:07
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 Subject: oil filter magnets
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ever thought about using one?
http://www.filtermag.net
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Matt03DAK
Dodge Dakota
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12/26/2003
15:01:40
| RE: oil filter magnets
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I've had manual transmissions with magnets built into the drain plugs. The Mazda R1 in Rangers, for example. It seems like a good idea to use them in engines. On the other hand, they could be a prescription for paranoia. The metal filings seen during an engines's first couple of oil changes will prompt many to get upset over nothing...
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gen1dak
Dodge Dakota
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12/26/2003
20:35:28
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They're already an OEM item (magnets anyway) in the oil pan drain plugs in many models.
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teamfast
Dodge Dakota
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12/27/2003
15:52:42
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Right from the site -
Automotive and equipment manufacturers have tried using small, marginally effective magnets to capture metal particles suspended in lubricants for decades. An example of these is magnetic sump drain plugs. These have little impact. These magnets were and still are too weak to retain the particles, allowing them to break free and re-enter the lubrication stream whenever the oil begins to circulate at operational velocities.
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AmsoilSponsor
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12/27/2003
17:10:05
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I do not have "first hand knowledge" of the benefits of using (or not using) Oil Filter Magnets. However, some of the people I know in the industry have opened some filters with magnets on them and found metal "dust" on the insides. It certainly cannot hurt anything ... AND for those operating on a "shoestring budget" ... if you have any old dead computer hard drives you can open them and remove very powerful magnets for free!
One of my customers has been using a product called "Bear Straps" for years. Its just a rubber strap filled with powerful magnets that straps to the oil filter. He has informed me that he cut them open and found a surprising amount of "very fine, dust-like" debris in them! I don't know the condition of his engines, etc., or why there would be a "suprising amount of "dust-like debris". It has been my opinion that any particles that are not trapped by the filter would be held in suspense in the oil and eliminated with the oil change.
That being said, it might be a good idea for someone on this site to TEST oil filter magnets and let us know the results.
Steven Roark , Amsoil Dealer , Proud Sponsor of www.DodgeDakotas.com
AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils, Lubricants, Filtration, and Truck Care Products
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teamfast
Dodge Dakota
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12/29/2003
16:10:12
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yes and even speaker magnets could do it. Im not cutting up any magnets in my apartment though, magnet filing could be tough to get off your tools and not clog up the vacuum cleaner!
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