Today I Bought An Oil Filter Magnet... Previous Experiences?

[Bliksem]

My Filtermag arrived today from the USA, probably not really worth posting about, but since I wasnt able to find one in Australia I figured I would anyway. The concept is that your oil filter cannot phyically filter out all of the metal shavings produced as part of engine operation. If it could, the filter would have to be so fine that Oil itself couldn't pass through. Instead, the fine iron particles are attracted to the the magnet and removed from the oil circulating through your engine. I tested it on a spare oil filters in the garage and damn it's a powerful mofo! once that b1tch is on it won't come off too easily!

Has anyone else tried them out? Comments?? etc?

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

looks good mate.. how much did it cost ya?

[DRD-00F]

So this goes AROUND the outside of the line or something, still leaving the metal in there, just collecting enough of it together, that when you finally take it off, you have a ball bearing of metal ready to be sent through your engine? Or if you leave it on, you have a clog...

Is this correct?

Cause if it is, it sounds like fun

[HR31DRFT]

I'm guessing it would accumilate in the filter, then when u change filter take it off and turf the shrapnel with it, then put it over the new filter.

Good idea.

[Bliksem]

Nah It goes on the oil filter, the instructions strictly state not to remove the magnet until you remove the entire filter (logically for that reason)

It came to a total of $50

[DRD-00F]

ahhhh sounds ok

Might give yourself a fright when you take it off for the first time and see chunks of metal there

[Bliksem]

Haha well I bought it specifically for whilst running in my new motor, I also have a magnetic sump plug, the g/f's dad has one one of the plugs his Gen III which picks up alot of cr@p too.

Edited January 30, 2008 by MintR33

[The Mafia]

this looks like a really good idea. Do you have a link to where you got it from?

[Bliksem]

Sure mate, I got it from ebay off this guy: Ebay Member

And the product website is: www.filtermag.com

If I remember correctly the website has alot of pics of filter's cut in half... take them as you will, no doubt they only posted pics with the largest build up of fine iron, but in all honesty I can't see how it wouldn't work, since the dirty oil passes through the outside of the filter past the magnet before being pulled through the filter core. I've also heard that the A'PEXi UFO filters use a magnet aswell. The benefit of this one is that you can swap ot over to your new filter with every oil change.

[paulr33]

sounds like snake oil but good luck - hope it works and is useful

[The Mafia]

that awesome.

What size did you get?

[trism]

i know a few people that have a big fcuk off magnet on there sump, opposite ends to the oil pickup. take the sump off, and youd be amazed at the amount of metal...

[DECIM8]

Grab a speaker, tear it to peices .. slap it on the sump .. kewl

[GTR-32U]

mate sounds like a brilliant idea, coupled with the magnetic sump plug...Specially on a brand new engine...

[R34GTFOUR]

not a bad idea on a new engine since everything is wearing in but i see it doing close to nothing on a engine that was already "run in".

If your engine was turning around metal that is able to be picked up by a magnetic, you have more things to worry about than oil filtration.

[Bliksem]

that awesome.

What size did you get?

The SS300 I think it suits 2.5" to 3.2" Fit's the Skyline oil filter perfectly

[WARLORD]

looks good, i always run a sard magnetic oil filter a bit more expensive but i like them and i only use three a year .

[GeeTR]

SnakOil my ace, ppl run magnetic sump plugs for the same reason. Here you have much more powerful rare earth magnets (i would assume) right where the oil is already turbulent and full 'o' eddys.

Check the site, theres something being picked up by the magnet thats gettn by the filter.

These are absolute gold, one of those "cant believe i didn't think about that" ideas thats cheap as a blowjob. CRD and some other shops incidentally have been running them on thier cars for a while.

Edited January 30, 2008 by GeeTR

[Bliksem]

Yep you're on the money, it is a rare earth magnet...

[PSI Parts]

GReddy also make an Oil Filter that has a magnet built in. I have been using these for quite a while, however as far as I'm aware they are being discontinued so this might be the next step for me.