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Originally Posted by Duezzer
Just running an Mahle filter - Used Wix once but noticed it had a smaller filter medium -
May pick up some rare earth magnets - Say 100#+ pull and attach them to the filter housing
Should work like the Magnetic Drain Plug.
Might even pick up a magnetic drain plug in time as I don't think it would hurt anything.
Can someone explain why the use of the spin on is an upgrade - The last 3 vehicles that we have bought now have element type filters not spin ons
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Duezzer; I guess I can give my two cents worth until the sages chime in!
First off have a look at the picture I posted and maybe visit their website but the
Filtermag is a very well designed/made part. I found mine in an old NAPA parts
clearance for $32.00. Definitely worth the money.
IMHO there are several reasons the LN spin-on adapter is an
upgrade, Primary is that it filters the oil 100% before sending to the oil galleries by
eliminating the oil bypass in the OEM filter canister. The advantage here is twofold,
cleaner filtered oil and as discussed in the IMSB threads since you are filtering your oil
100% you can potentially catch early IMSB failure/engine damage by preventing
collateral damage due to circulating debris. Something that really isn't discussed but I
think should be considered is a regular replacement of the OEM canister at some interval
say 50k miles, to prevent the built in bypass from weakening or failing/blocked open
resulting in more debris circulating thru the engine. Like I said my 2 cents.:ah:
1998 Porsche Boxster
And to show what it looks like installed. I was wanting to leave magnet on filter until after I cut open to see the particles stuck to side of the canister, but that may not be possible.
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