Magnets on your oil Filter?

[The Running Man]

hi guys, just read about magnets being applied onto oil filters - basically will keep and hold any shards of metal which happen to go through the filter which may have made it back out again!

quite novel, yet fantastically simple idea. anyone use it?

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

 

[The Running Man]

Not really new to be honest. Some manufacturers have been making the sump drain plugs magnetic for years.

so do you use them on your motor? am interested to see one thats been cut open.

 

[The Running Man]

Sucks to have an aluminium engine

even aluminium engines can have iron components in them which may wear.