Coolant filters

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 02:30 99-03-18 -0500, Stephen Bigelow wrote:

>yeah, yeah, I know it's advertising drivel written for the truck mag.....but
>it's also all I could find, ok?
>
>http://www.automedicsupply.com/bosch4.html
>
>hey, they've got coolant filters, too!

Excellent idea, IMO. I recently had to replace my auxillary coolant pump,
although it was only 4 years old. I disassembled the old unit and found
that the impeller was seized, because rust particles which normally flow
with the coolant actually stick to the impeller, which has a magnet inside.
I was first thinking about fitting a powerful magnet to the bottom of the
expansion tank and cleaning it periodically, but installing a filter sounds
like a much better idea. Anyone care to comment?

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars break at the same time :-)