[All] [Generic] sump magnets

[swaggansway]

does any one use one

do we think they are any use?

[ashley]

The search function is most definately your friend with this one buddy

[RyanRs]

I use one and i dont care what anyone says about them being cheap crap metal, seizing up or rounding off.. Mine has worked Perfectly for as long as i own it and every time i change the oil i see the amount of crap it collects (usually microfine metal powdery stuff)

I say buy one!

[swaggansway]

just thought it wood be an interesting toppic for discussion.

I can't see the use as in my recent problem I had bits of piston floating around my engine which are not magnetic being aluminium. also piston rings are not magnetic.

I still can't understand how parts can get through the oil filter as it is a paper cartridge

I guess parts of shells are magnetic therefore a magnet may pick these up and indercate engine ware

will search now!

thanx Ash Man

[swaggansway]

oh, I have after my recent failure. was the best I could find too! willbe interesting to see what it picks up after I run my engine in AGAIN

[greeny]

My opinion is if you've got enough metal to be floating around in your oil to be collected, then you're gonna have bigger problems soon.

[swaggansway]

thats a bloody good point greenie! think it will be interesting for run in tho! will post a pix of it after 500 miles on run in oil.

thanx for hks fcd, box book and everything! top imocer

[SFLee]

just to add

the stock gearbox have one built in by toyota and it have a few bit of metal trap with it

[sjm1984]

Same with the Jaguar gearboxes

[greeny]

Yup most if not all gearboxes will have magnets in.

(it's a pig to keep in place if you're trying to change a diff on the E153 (the cheating way aswell ))

[swaggansway]

yep most gear boxes i have worked with have them.

[swaggansway]

not to sure about sticking a magnet on the oil filter tho caws there is a one way sprung valve in there! any thoughts ppls?

[T.F.S.]

My opinion is if you've got enough metal to be floating around in your oil to be collected, then you're gonna have bigger problems soon.

lol, he speaks the truth

gearboxes make loads of metal in comparason...one reason why the 1275gt came with magnetic plug as standard on engine sump (gearbox inside engine)

[swaggansway]

+1 on greenys statement, but every little helps. I think the idea is a sneekey lil warning that ur engine is about to go KABOOOOOOOOOOM. lol

[T.F.S.]

also known as the "time to sell car indicator"

[swaggansway]

pmsl!