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The real benefit seems to be extension of oil lifecycle however that's only in poor quality oil.... Considering what I run...
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The mileage claims are unsubstantiated and even by this mag maker listed as a false claim.
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The mileage claims are unsubstantiated and even by this mag maker listed as a false claim.
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Do a UOA before and after.
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In the olden days 
we used to put hose clamps coupled end to end around the outside of the filter with the hose clamp ends coiled in half circles and pressed between the clamp screws... to draw heat from the oil. I think it helped, at least on engines with the filter in good air flow. A magnet was part of the drain plug, in the oil, and checked each time the oil was drained. Even in a "clean" well built motor, the magnet picked up a lot of stuff. If it was big stuff, time for a tear-down. 'Course, the old iron block Chryslers were not built anything like Nissans today.
we used to put hose clamps coupled end to end around the outside of the filter with the hose clamp ends coiled in half circles and pressed between the clamp screws... to draw heat from the oil. I think it helped, at least on engines with the filter in good air flow. A magnet was part of the drain plug, in the oil, and checked each time the oil was drained. Even in a "clean" well built motor, the magnet picked up a lot of stuff. If it was big stuff, time for a tear-down. 'Course, the old iron block Chryslers were not built anything like Nissans today.
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I find it interesting that not one post here addresses the fact that the majority of
even remotely damaging particulates circulating in a modern alloy engine are not
ferrous. There will always be some polorized/magnetic particles suspended in
engine oil, but they are so small they are harmless. Don't expect any benefit
from a magnet other than a lighter wallet.
even remotely damaging particulates circulating in a modern alloy engine are not
ferrous. There will always be some polorized/magnetic particles suspended in
engine oil, but they are so small they are harmless. Don't expect any benefit
from a magnet other than a lighter wallet.
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I find it interesting that not one post here addresses the fact that the majority of
even remotely damaging particulates circulating in a modern alloy engine are not
ferrous. There will always be some polorized/magnetic particles suspended in
engine oil, but they are so small they are harmless. Don't expect any benefit
from a magnet other than a lighter wallet.
even remotely damaging particulates circulating in a modern alloy engine are not
ferrous. There will always be some polorized/magnetic particles suspended in
engine oil, but they are so small they are harmless. Don't expect any benefit
from a magnet other than a lighter wallet.
Blackstone says that the Universal Average for the VQ37 is 18 particles of Iron (Fe, i.e. ferrous) at a 4600 mile OCI. That's quite high compared to the Universal Averages for other engines.
According to Blackstone, iron particles naturally escalate the longer the OCI. And everyone agrees that ferrous particles are magnetic.
So wouldn't the FilterMag potentially help reduce the Iron count? If so, wouldn't that be a good thing?
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