This seems to be making a craze in Malaysia for some reason:

 

Oil Filter Magnet

 

Thoughts? I personally think it's a gimmick.

Probably a good idea if it does what its claimed to do, but other than that, seems way too expensive for an oil filter.

Its not an actual oil filter, it clamps to the bottom of an oil filter and apparent last for ever(well according to that site anyhow).

 

I wonder if it will reduce the life of your actual oil filter, it would have to i think.

Why would it reduce the life of your oil filter?

 

If anything at all, you would think (or like to think) that the oil filter would normally catch any particles that go through it anyway, without need of a magnet... And if you had a magnet would that mean that all the particles would be sucked to one side of it - would that affect the way the filter works?

Because the oil filter will be filling up with particles that it wouldn't otherwise catch reducing the actuall effective filtering area of the oil filter, then again the extra particles may actually improve the quality of the filtration ?.

 

Cars have been using magnetic drain plugs for years to draw the metal particles to the bottom of the sump so I guess that oil filters just can't filter fine enough.

Seriously if you need a magnet in your oil filter I think youve got severe problems!!

you would be better going to a bypass flow toilet roll type filter, used in conjunction with your standard filter. they filter out particles down to 1 micron, whereas standard spin-on full flow elements are only good down to 20 microns. this extends oil change periods, and cuts down on engine wear.

 

http://www.filtertechnology.com.au/applica.../AUTOMOTIVE.HTM

 

Becs mum has one on her car, a very well setup immaculate gemini wagon. car also has HEI kit and moreys upper cylinder lube kit and has only had genuine holden parts used where possible. she runs synthetic and changes the oil once a year. it is a pain to change the bypass filter, as it is very tight and hard to force into the housing. the replacement elements look like toilet rolls.

Edited September 17, 200422 yr by Felix

wow if those filters are as good as they claim to be I might consider getting one.....

i think i will just stick to replacing my oil filter when it is due :P

UMM is it just me - i thought most alloy was not magnetic. If its not magnetic then WTF does that magnet do ??

All I can say about this is

 

Distributed by: Hiclone Queensland

 

I rest my case.

:doublebird: You may want to check out this forum thread.

There seems to be a bit of interest. http://www.supraforums.com.au/forum/showth...p?threadid=4856

The product being discussed there is a world leader in its technology & is certainly not a gimmick or fad. I've used the product you r talking about here on Rolla & it doesnt compare at all.

 

It also mentions a bit on how alloys are held by magnets and why.

 

Cheers.

The magnet aligns all the molecules, this would effective do NOTHING in an oil filter, how ever some people claim that putting to very strong magnets (from HDD) along the fuel line, decreases fuel consumption and slightly increases performance.

 

I think they mean something like a 'fuel magnet'

 

I think its absolute BS

 

After about 1 min of thinks, what i think there trying to do is line up the molecules so its catches more oil, but the amount of time its in the magnet i doubt it

Edited December 19, 200421 yr by Jason

yes...aligns all the molecules, right....

aligning molecules for fuel or oil efficiency is bullshit

 

but oil filter magnets are a good idea. stewart once stuck a pair of hard drive magnets on his oil filter, and we cut the filter up when he changed it. there was a heap of small metal filings on the filter housing where the magnets were. now, i reckon if you can stop those bits from going around in your oil and prematurely wearing your lubrication surfaces, then it's a good thing

 

oil filter magnets, yes please

fuel line hi-clone bullshit, no way