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

[Trevor Frank]

Many people in racing put magnets in or around the oil filters.  I have
done so with my Canton Mecca filter as it was recommended by a few
engine builders who do enduro motors.  If you have a stock or improved
filter you will still miss these small particles that are mostly held in
a colloidal suspension in the oil.  My filter is an 8 micron depth
filter and I still see particles coming through.  Most of all parts that
ware in a motor are metallic/ferritic/have alpha ferrite in them, this
is a good idea to put a magnetic pickup, it is added insurance. 

You may think it isn't necessary, but try to find a reason not to have
it.

Next time you dump your oil out stick a magnet in it swirl it around and
see what sticks to the magnet, you will be surprised.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Murray (QB/EMC) [mailto:james.murray at ericsson.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:14 PM
To: 'Robert Myers '; 's-car-list at audifans.com '
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Magnetic filters for oil any good?

Not sure I completely agree with your first point.... but I certainly
agree with you on the 2nd one and for under $5 dollars I think it's a
worthy experiment to find out if you are right about the first point...

This place has them for cheap and all different sizes:

http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/magnets.htm

Cheers, /James "no turbolators for me" Murray.

P.S. Going to try it on my car and my father's diesel van...

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Myers
To: James Murray (QB/EMC); s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: 2/22/2004 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Magnetic filters for oil any good?


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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