DIY Magnetic Oil Filtering

[jb92563]

Update.

Did my oil change and installed the mag filter. The good news is that the magnetic oil drain plug did not catch anything at all since the last oil change and the filter paper had nothing metallic in it either.

It may be a few oil changes at this rate before I pick up anything...but that's good so...

I decided on 7 magnets instead of 14, one on every other flat because trying to put these on each flat was like herding cats, they are very strong and just kept on sticking to its neighbor. That however cuts the price in half so perhaps a $20 mod now.

I used wire to keep them in place while setting them up


This shows the oil socket, no interference at all.


All the magnets in place


The wire was not secure enough on its own and the zip tie might loosen with the heat so I opted for a stainless steel pipe clamp. The protruding screw doe not interfere with install of the oil filter as there is adequate clearance.


Here it is in place on the engine.

Looks a little oily down below but thats only the results of my oil change as a bit of oil got splashed around when I fumbled the oil filter while removing it. Its normally bone dry.