vroooom ptssssh

Bonjour, just been reading about oil and found an article about putting HD magnets on your oil filter to create a magnetised oil trap to catch any particles of metal...

apparently it HAS to be Neodymium magnets as over time normal magnets lose their strength and could poteintially dislodge a wad of metal shavings and that wouldnt be very good eh...

anyway, anyone ever done it/heard of it? got 2 here I might stick on jus for the hell of it when I change my oil later

rapidcossie

Thought sumps were magnitised on S1's and 2's?

jacko

ktm bikes have a magnet on the end of the sump plug

rapidcossie

subaru drain plugs are magnitised too

vroooom ptssssh

rapidcossie, never heard that mate, maybe the sump plugs?

rapidcossie

Im sure there was a thread on here about a guy who had dropped something into his engine and could not find it....



there were various replies from people and one was from RW saying he had dropped a collet or someting similar into his S2 about two years ago and wasnt worried due to the sump being magnitised...

vroooom ptssssh

Ah maybe it is Euan im not sure either way but if RW sais so then I dont doubt it!

Cant do any harm sticking the magnets on the filter I dont suppose

scottp

the sump plugs on some bikes are magnetised so that when you change the oil you get all of the metal shavings out at the same time.

wirralphil

proves the sump plugs work on the s13



have a look at my oil! lovely metallic colour now

vroooom ptssssh

jeezo, what happened their

wirralphil

gearbox fucked up, the lad only had the car 2 weeks

vroooom ptssssh

Thats another type of oil I need to change

foreigneRS

wouldn't matter, they'd just get trapped in the filter

fish99

I have a reusable sump plug in the escos that has a magnetic rod attached to the end of it that catches any bits of stray metal. I got it from ebay for about a tenner.

Daviet

you can get things that are ike a clamp that goes round filter that is magnatized dave.
and as said youd think most would get caught in filter but apperentl there realy good and do pick up shit thats to smal for the filter.who knows how true it is tho lol.seen them in a few classic car mags

Daviet

or these things dave
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oil-F...spagenameZWD2V

vroooom ptssssh

Aye Dave I jus thot of the HD magnets as it was mentione don a website and I had a spare HD sittin here, think i'll stick em on, even if its jus a gimick it can do no harm