OK sounds like a great idea butany problems with them,Do they stay on,Hard to get off after awhile Pro's & Con's ...............?
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I've been using one on my '02 since it was new, no problems of any kind. The magnet is very strong and will not fall off. The best way I have found to remove it from the filter is to slide it down while the filter is still installed. Once the new filter is installed I slide the magnet back on (away from exhaust parts).
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Great minds think alike ...looking into this right now. I've sent some emails asking for info (and IF there is interest) maybe an offer for the SSOA??? ...will hopefully post in a few days.
However, like Ed mentioned if anyone has experience with these, please post pros/cons, etc. It seems like a great idea, and from what I've heard so far, ...the proof is 'in the filter' (literally).
Thanks, Kevin
-------------------- Kevin Kolvenbach, 2002 Sunset Orange SS (#3455), Convertible, Black top, Ebony leather, Bilstein, ASR, 6SP w/Hurst, 345HP Dual-Dual Posts: 1046 | From: Pine Bush, NY USA | Registered: Aug 2001
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I am so curious now. I thought this was a goof in the other thread (I didn't check out the link) but now...... So anyone with real life experience post away. I'm off to go check that link after all.
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Did anyone who used one of these actually find metal shavings stuck in the filter?
Posts: 686 | From: Texas: Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! | Registered: Aug 2003
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As per my post in the other thread, I have been using these oil filter magnets produced by FilterMag ever since 1997. I was so impressed with them that at the SEMA show this year the company was looking to finally set up dealers and distributors and I became the distributor for central Iowa.
I have had a FilterMag magnet on both my 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT 4X4 pickup truck and my 1997 30th Anniversary Camaro SS convertible since both were brand spankin' new (I put the magnets on first thing even before the first oil change on both at 500 miles). I did the very same thing on my 2002 GMC Envoy and my 2002 Camaro ZL1.
I have filters off my vehicles that my guys have cut open and you can see all the metal shavings stuck to the side of the filter can where the FilterMag was attached. Do they work? YOU BET ! ! ! I use Mobil 1 oil filters on all my vehicles too.
As far as I am concerned, you can't go wrong by putting one on your car. They attach with so much force that I guarantee you will never, ever loose one. As kdolson212 said above, the only way to remove it is to slide it off the filter. You just slide it off the filter when you change your oil and then snap it on the side of the new filter. You can just keep using it over and over again. My Dodge Dakota has almost 130,000 miles on it now and I religiously change the oil and filter every 2,000 miles. And if you would trade vehicles and your new vehicle has the same diameter oil filter, keep the FilterMag and use it on the new vehicle ! ! ! !
As I said above, I have been using them on all my vehicles since 1997 and now I am a distributor for the product. If any of you have any questions, I will try to answer them.
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RagSS..................... If you find a GP/or special price for the SSOA count me in.
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quote: RagSS..................... If you find a GP/or special price for the SSOA count me in.
Another member (who posted above you ) is looking into this as well. Hopefully something can be worked out... we should know soon...
Kevin
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Steve and I talked about this last night and would be interested in one for each of our cars. A group purchase is a great idea. Thanks for looking into it, Kevin.
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OK...My .02...I agree that yes you would probably see metal shavings on the wall of the filter if magnet was attached or something similar to the kind of accumulation we've all seen on the magnetized drain plug. The plug is in a good spot however because gravity is on its side. I think that any flow that gets picked up and pumped into the filter housing is basically trapped behind the micron size of the filter medium anyways(thats the important part). In addition..we have aluminum blocks and not everything bad in the oil is magnetic!
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I know they make one for the Cavy, but soudns like the camaros would be a bit different (I dont konw how the oil filter sizes compare). Hmmm....to spend $47 or not....
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I'm interested if we can do a group purchase and reduce the price. Afte $200+ in work on her yesterday and another $150 in work today I'll be hard pressed to convince Mel I have to have this.
What is the difference in the red & black again? The site didn't really say but it showed a nearly $10 diff in price.
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Okay.......here is the deal boys and girls.......
I just got off the telephone with the President of FilterMag, Bob Fowler. Told him what I was trying to do for the association. He made me an offer for the association membership with me receiving a percentage for each one they sold to an association member. I told him that wasn't necessary. I asked him to give the association the best deal they could with me receiving nothing. He said that he would give each association member 15% off of retail pricing plus shipping.
For example, the SS-365 is $49.95 plus $8.95 shipping. The association price would be $42.46 plus $8.95 shipping for a total of $51.41. The SS-365 should fit all 1997 and back Camaros. The 1998 through 2002 models should all take the SS-300. This FilterMag retails for $47.95. The association member cost would be $40.76 plus $8.95 shipping for a total of $49.71.
When ordering from FilterMag either by telephone of by e-mail you must provide your SSOA membership number to receive the 15% discount.
You may contact Bob Fowler via e-mail at BFowler@FilterMag.com or you may order by telephone by talking to Mary at 800-345-8376.
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3 are on the way to me. Sounds a lot like Chicken Soup - it couldn't hurt!
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Wife & Best Friend Mary - copilot. Posts: 5558 | From: Windsor, Ontario. Canada | Registered: Feb 2000
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hmm so the idea is the magnet catches all the metal shaving that the oil filter cannot get.. doesn't the filter, be design, supposed to catch these metal shavings... also what about the magnet on the drain plug?
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quote:Originally posted by Rhode Island Red: hmm so the idea is the magnet catches all the metal shaving that the oil filter cannot get.. doesn't the filter, be design, supposed to catch these metal shavings... also what about the magnet on the drain plug?
please fill me in
quote: FilterMAG produces a level of magnetic filtration below the 2 micron size or 1000% better than a standard 25 micron oil filter
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quote:hmm so the idea is the magnet catches all the metal shaving that the oil filter cannot get.. doesn't the filter, be design, supposed to catch these metal shavings... also what about the magnet on the drain plug?
I could try to answer your question but it would probably be easier just to go to their website.
They explain how it works there and also have a reprint of an articles from Car Craft magazine about their product which is pretty good and should really answer your question pretty well.
In essence, small pieces of metal still get through your filter and the oil filter magnet is 100 times larger than the small magnet on your oil pan drain plug so it traps these particles against the side of the filter can.
As I have put in a couple of posts already, they work very well as we have cut my Mobil 1 filters open on all my vehicles and two of my vehicles has aluminum block engines (2002 GMC Envoy and 2002 LS6 Camaro ZL1).
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quote:Originally posted by FireChicken: Did anyone who used one of these actually find metal shavings stuck in the filter?
I've been using it for over five years and can honestly say that I've never bothered cutting open the oil filter to actually see if it picked up any shavings. I can tell you this, it's a strong SOB, when you put it on it stay's where you put it.
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quote:Originally posted by T TOPSS: In addition..we have aluminum blocks and not everything bad in the oil is magnetic!
As Steve da Wrench reminded me last night, the wear items are made of steel.
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quote:Originally posted by 35TH ED/ed: Jack Here............
Millie I'm at the top....Thanks for Egging Me on ONE TOPIC that will help everyone . Glad it got posted and not missed by All.
bwaaaaaaahahahahah............(note to myself ...Watch "CY" at BG 'specially if in the "Robe"..... )
Good work, Ed my man!!! Oh....the "Robe"??? ...only if Mr. Joey Red and his friend Buttercheeks allow it..... Posts: 3236 | From: Dallas, Texas | Registered: Nov 2002
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It has been a common practice for magnetic filtration to be used in hydraulic power systems for decades. The cleanliness requirements of oil in these systems far surpass that of our car engines. So it is my recommendation, from a purely hydraulic system point of view, that this is an excellent addition to our car's limited oil filtration system. Now if we could find a manufacturer that could make an automotive oil filter with a 3 micron rating that could flow and not go into bypass before 3000 or 4000 miles these engine would literally never wear out.
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Ya know, I never used one of these things before - and now I wished that I had used it on my 1987 Monte Carlos SS - I'm sure putting 253,000+ miles on the engine without one of those has caused irreparable wear and tear on the engine. I wonder if it's worth using one at this point?
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Thanks for setting this up 02ZL1_97SS
No problem. Glad I could help. I know that they work. I see the person who posted above you doesn't believe they work but I am sure that he hasn't tried one and cut open the filter like I have several times. As someone else posted earlier in this thread, the proof is in the filter.
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