Magnets on the oil filter and drain plug
#2
You can buy drain plugs with magnetic tips..i have one, i know you can buy oil filter magnets, i dont think they help too much.. the oil pressure in the engine is at 20-60psi, not sure a magnet around the filter can hold metal dust at that pressure.
#3
Just because the gauge reads 20-60 psi doesn't mean there is 20-60 psi on the drain plug or on the pan. Magnetic drain plugs are used by many oems and have in my experience worked well. Pep Boys sells a magnetic 1/2"-20 magnetic plug for $2.49.
#4
IMO a magnetic drain plug is worth every penny. I used to manage a couple quick lubes and those magnets do work very well as does the magnets inside the tranny pans of most cars. I've seen some crazy shavings come out of some peoples motors and trans'.
Brad
Brad
#7
Re: Magnets on the oil filter and drain plug
Originally posted by Gripenfelter
Anyone else do this?
I put magnets from a hard drive on the bottom of my oil filter and drain plug.
Anyone else do this?
I put magnets from a hard drive on the bottom of my oil filter and drain plug.
#8
Been running a filter mag ever since I've owned my car along w/ the mag drain plug. For those who say they don't do much buy one that has 575lbs of magnetic force and cut the filter open afterwards. You'll wish you've had one all along. 60PSI doesn't stand a chance.
#9
Originally posted by ZBLKHELLRZR
Been running a filter mag ever since I've owned my car along w/ the mag drain plug. For those who say they don't do much buy one that has 575lbs of magnetic force and cut the filter open afterwards. You'll wish you've had one all along. 60PSI doesn't stand a chance.
Been running a filter mag ever since I've owned my car along w/ the mag drain plug. For those who say they don't do much buy one that has 575lbs of magnetic force and cut the filter open afterwards. You'll wish you've had one all along. 60PSI doesn't stand a chance.
#10
Filtermag.com sells 2 versions. One is 265 or 300 and then the other is 575lb or so. But that magnet will cost you 100 bucks. Yeah it's expensive but it's cheap insurance to me when it's runnin on my stroker.
#11
If you guys are saying magnets are so important (which they are) you must be finding a significant amount of metal. If it was me I'd be worried about how that metal got there in the first place because that's ovbiously going to cause some kind of problem, magnet or not.
#12
I had a ceramic speaker magnet on the oil filter on my old Catalina and a magnetic drain plug. There was always magnetic "dust" inside the filter (which is before the oil is filtered-outside to inside) and on the magnetic plug in the pan which is post filter. I figure that is two sets of particles that weren't going through my bearings. That couldn't be anything but good.
#14
Originally posted by 96 WS6
If you guys are saying magnets are so important (which they are) you must be finding a significant amount of metal. If it was me I'd be worried about how that metal got there in the first place because that's ovbiously going to cause some kind of problem, magnet or not.
If you guys are saying magnets are so important (which they are) you must be finding a significant amount of metal. If it was me I'd be worried about how that metal got there in the first place because that's ovbiously going to cause some kind of problem, magnet or not.
#15
Originally posted by 96 WS6
If you guys are saying magnets are so important (which they are) you must be finding a significant amount of metal. If it was me I'd be worried about how that metal got there in the first place because that's ovbiously going to cause some kind of problem, magnet or not.
If you guys are saying magnets are so important (which they are) you must be finding a significant amount of metal. If it was me I'd be worried about how that metal got there in the first place because that's ovbiously going to cause some kind of problem, magnet or not.