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Old 03-02-2014, 04:40 PM   #1
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Oil filter after 400 miles

Less material and of a finer particle size than 40 miles. The oil itself looked new as might be expected. I did find some interesting results. Clearly rare earth magnets pull very fine iron particles out of the oil if strapped to the oil filter.
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Old 03-02-2014, 07:15 PM   #2
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Less material and of a finer particle size than 40 miles. The oil itself looked new as might be expected. I did find some interesting results. Clearly rare earth magnets pull very fine iron particles out of the oil if strapped to the oil filter.
Hence why the filter mag was developed in WWII!

Can't believe how many people have never heard of one :-)
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Old 03-03-2014, 06:25 AM   #3
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It seems like the Spin on filter and a Filtermag should be good investment in helping our $15K engines live a long and happy life.

Thanks Jake for the tip on this.

Not having heard I did some research and found this simple example enlightening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCimcP-i7bY&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.shopfiltermag.com/gallery.php

I think I was reading somewhere that the stock filters do not filter 100% due to a bypass of the filter element for some reason.

I already have a magnetic oil drain plug but the filter mag and spin on filter seem like more good ideas for little investment and effort.

Low cost/high return in preventative maintenance should be a no brainer.
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