Oil filter magnets

[spock500]

Anyone have experience with these Magna-Guard Oil Filter Magnet

There was quite a good write up by an Auto mag but have since lost the link -

These from fleabay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Cooper-S...Q5fVehiclesQ5fCarPartsQ5fSMQQsalenotsupported

 

[peter h]

Mate of mine uses one on his MGB, no noticable difference in economy and it doesn't do enough miles to notice any wear difference. I reckon unless you're doing taxi mileage and/or miss oil changes I wouldn't bother.
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[spock500]

What prompted my interest was the rise in recycled engine oil which is starting to appear on our shelves -

I read somewhere that part of the recycling process involves passing through a magnetic field to removes metal particles -

Apparently a lot of fleet owners have been using it for years without issue with considerable cost savings -

 

[scooter]

there is a magnetic roll that can be bought from any decent hardware store as far as i know they are in the plumbing section my bro use one on his work van and he says it is pretty good thing to use for high mileage

 

[PhilPat]

Sounds like a useful item but does make you wonder that if there was such a problem with swarf in engine oil, wouldnt the sump plug have a magneic element (as some manual grearboxes have) as OEM?

 

[lynall]

Mercedes magnetic sump bungs on e bay



Lynall

 

[flango]

I think it's K&N that do magnetic oil filters for cars also some bikes have magnetic sump plugs and filters particularly Harley's if I remeber correctly.

I used to be involved in selling additives for waste oil and slop oil reprocessing. The earlier post is quite right the waste oils are subjected to a high intensity magnetic field and you would not believe the ammount of metal that comes out, this is as much a side line selling for scrap as the main oil reprocessing.

I also deal with one customer who has a business where road sweepers from the public highways discharge at his premises, from that waste he recovers Platinum, Rhodium and Gold that are deposited at our roadsides by the degredation of catalytic converters, makes a very nice living out of it too.

To quote an old Yorkshire saying " Where there's muck there's brass" or precious metals in this case.

 

[spock500]

This was one of the articles which caught my attention mainly because of the reference to MB using recycled oil -

As the earth's precious nonrenewable energy supplies reduce in size each year, it is important to look to new ways of conserving and preserving the known supplies today, so they may last as long as possible.

One economically and environmentally conscious action all consumers can take is the purchase of re-refined motor oil for their personal vehicles, and to pressure localities to use re-refined petroleum products in their mass transit systems and commercial fleets.

Re-refined motor oil is motor oil that has been used by consumers, deposited at many filling stations and lube centers, and then recycled for reuse by the public. It has been cleansed of all the containments acquired by miles of use in a process called vacuum distillation. Hydro-treatment removes any additional unwanted chemicals, much like the way refineries remove base oil from naturally occurring crude.

New additives are then added to make sure the re-refined oil adheres to all industry performance levels. Oil does not ever lose its intrinsic value as a lubricator and cooling agent; through many laboratory tests, chemists have arrived at the conclusion that re-refined oil performs and lasts just as long as virgin motor oil.

Many consumers worry that re-refined motor oil loses some of its lubricating or cold starting properties as compared to virgin motor oil. Major automakers such as Ford, GM, Daimer-Chrysler, and Mercedes Benz have conducted their own testing and stated that the use of re-refined motor oil is not only a viable option, but have also gone on record stating that the use of the product in no way violates or voids their manufacturer warranties on their engines. In fact, every new Mercedes Benz vehicle is pre-filled with re-refined motor oil straight from the assembly line!

North American transportation companies have used re-refined motor oil in their fleets for many years. The United States Post Office, for example has been using re-refined motor oil in all its 73,000 vehicles for over a decade.

The City of Chicago has purchased and used re-refined oil in all its emergency vehicles (fire and police) since 1992. Not only has Snohomish County, Washington, used re-refined oil in its 1242 county vehicles, but the county has also contracted nearly 3000 independent oil analysis, concluding that the use of re-refined oil has in no way compromised vehicle performance versus virgin motor oil.

Using re-refined oil has the important duality of providing less need for foreign oil reserves to run the nation's millions of vehicles while also eliminating waste material and conserving new supplies for later use. Re-refined oil is, on average the same cost, or less than virgin motor oil. Same cost, eco-friendly, and high performance - all attributes that make re-refined motor oil a smart alternative.

The Beauty of Re-refined Motor Oil