[s-cars] Magnetic filters for oil any good?

[Robert Myers]

My inclination would be to suggest that this is wasted effort and 
ex$pen$e.  With an aluminum engine most of the bits of metal inside the 
engine should be also of aluminum.  Aluminum is a non-magnetic metal and 
will not be attracted to a magnet.  Granted, there are steel parts as well 
and bits of wear debris from the steel would tend to be collected by a 
magnet.  The question would be, "Is it enough to make a difference?"  That 
can perhaps be best answered by two more questions.  "How frequently do you 
change the oil and filter?"  "Do you use a quality filter?"

The third question would be: "If this actually is a good idea then why 
spend ~$50 for a magnet when quality magnets can be purchased for FAR less 
than $50?"

The fourth question might be: "Psst!  Hey, Buddy - wanna buy a Turbolator 
for your car?"  :-)


At 01:55 PM 2/22/2004 -0600, James Murray (QB/EMC) wrote:

>I came across this product and it looks interesting, any experience, or 
>comments about it? I can't see it hurting anything...but is it useful or 
>just a wast of time?
>
>http://www.filtermag.com
>
>Any reasons why using a couple of simple rare earth magnet wouldn't be a 
>cheaper alternative?
>http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=64-1895
>
>It would be interesting to get a small cheap one from Radio Shack and see 
>the results at the next oil change...
>
>Cheers, /James.
>
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