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Installed the LN Engineering Spin-on Oil Filter adapter kit
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Clean oil you can order their spin-on filter adapter
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And if you really want some clean oil you can order their spin-on filter adapter, use a Mobil 1 filter and slap a Filtermag on it.
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Is there a magnetic oil drain plug available for our cars? And if so, where can I purchase one? Then again.....these engines are aluminum! Duh!!
Thanks!!
I've had the L&N on my 911 and it definitely works. Each oil change pulls out a small amount of iron shavings.
In fact I plan on buying 2 for the next oil change on the cayenne.
And if you really want some clean oil you can order their spin-on filter adapter, use a Mobil 1 filter and slap a Filtermag on it.
Question: Does the magnetic oil drain plug keep the steel shavings from reaching the filter or are these shavings being passed through the filter? It's kind of like which came first the chicken or the egg? A filtermag would be the best option.
I have thought about this mod and does it really do any better? I thought it was a convenience mod and a price mod that the cartridge is 15$ and spin on filters are $5. However I kinda like the cartridge because I can see if anything large actually got caught by the filter with out cutting it apart. And if you cut a spin on apart, the internals look like the cartridge.... So does it really clean any better? And for once I am not being a smart ***, this is an actual question.
When I am talking filter, I'm only referring to high flow filters like K&N and Mobil 1. I think the advantages are in the construction and materials. ie. The spin on filters have gauze or synthetic material vs paper in the OEM. They also have anti-backflow valves in them. Regardless of the filter you will still have particulates that are small enough to pass through. The filtermag will trap these, if they are iron of course. You are basically just trapping some of the fine grit that could possibly contribute to engine wear over the life of the engine.
The adapter is about $160 and a good filtermag runs about $80. Is it worth it? Well, for me it is...I just like having cleaner oil.
doesn't most of the oil sit in the oil pan when the car is off and at rest? i would think it's at that point that the magnetic filter plug would do its thing and draw in any ferromagnetic stuff sitting in the pan.
yes, there will be stuff in the oil filter, but if it's large enough to get caught in the filter, then it should stay in the filter.
Yes, I agree. In fact the particles that I caught with the magnetic plug were so big, I believe they probably live in the bottom of the pan most of the time. A few that are close to the drain get flushed during the oil change, but the rest just hang out and build up over time. Now, could these theoretically cause damage if they get kicked up and sucked into the system? I honestly don't know. For $19 it's cheap insurance and I feel good everytime I change the oil and catch more iron.
I did mine right before I sold it. They said I have the engine of a twenty year old virgin! LOL...jk
They did say the engine seemed great and no problems.
I'm not worried about the metals being there, I know this is normal.
My untested theory really centers around removing fine grit from the oil in as many ways as possible, in hopes that it will reduce friction, wear, etc. over the long term. Of course none of that matters if you get a pourous block or something like that.
Should you really have shavings on it all the time? I would think at some point things run in enough to where you no longer have this. My old Triumph tr8 had a magnetic plug and it rarely had anything on it. And that was my first car as a teen, The oil didnt get changed that often.
I just put the mag plug in my car. I cant wait for 3000 miles to see what it looks like.
I don't know if this will work, for the tranny
http://shopfiltermag.com/cart/index....=index&cPath=4
I have a filtermag on my SUV, since it's a spin on filter.
LOL, maybe. The engine in the TR was great, the tranny and rear end was antoher stroy. I think I wrecked one tranny and 3 rears. But I wasnt exactly easy on it either. When you let a kid buy a go-cart with a v8 in it, Things are just going to get broken
So I did my first oil change just over a week ago ..
I got a bit worried because I read here on the boards to change the oil every 5,000 miles ritualistically and I was just about to roll
6k
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The Horror, the horror!
Removing the plastic OEM filter housing
OEM paper filter
Installed the LN Engineering Spin-on Oil Filter adapter kit
Filter-Mag was perfectly sized (I guesstimated the diameter of the can)
Bigfoot Magnetic Drain Plug
And precisely 10 quarts of oil (9+ 1 for the filter) ..
Checked the air pressure and GTG!
Today I got my report back from Blackstone (in less than a week via USPS)!!
I also wish to thank 'medtech' for his valuable insight.
Cheers mate! There's be a Pint of cold Beer heading your way ..
I have the mag plug and spin-on oil adapter. For oil filters I prefer the K&N - the molded nut on the bottom of the can works wonderfully and is a bonus when the spin-on adapter unexpectedly comes off with the filter.
