I was doing my normal searching and ran across this;

http://www.filtermag.com/

Has anybody used this product?

What were the results?

Practical? Make sense?

 

I have seen it and been curious myself. The big put-off for me has been the cost

 

I agree, it is a bit pricey. But it may also be an alternative to the cost and potential complications of the oil bypass systems.

I just sent an oil sample in without the FilterMag for analysis.

I will run another 3500 miles with the Filter-Mag and see how they compare.

Check this testimonial out;
http://www.off-road.com/ford/reviews/filtermag/

 

This definitely looks interesting. I wish there was some one I knew who was the scientist type and could explain to me what they mean by

focused magnetic force field that amplifies its incredibly powerful neodymium magnets, to generate the force needed to hold particles as small as 2-micron against oil flowing in the system. This technology was developed after testing showed the magnetic force of the magnets alone were not enough to hold 2-micron steel particles against the pressure of the oil flow. To retain increasingly smaller particles, requires a geometric increase in magnetic force.
FilterMag’s patented technology uses a magnetic flux amplifier to redirect the magnetic energy that is normally present on the far side of the magnet, toward the inside of the filter canister. The flux amplifier has to be of an exact thickness to produce the strongest magnetic field possible.

I don't understand how the magnet gets amplified with no other power source?

If anyone has one I would love to hear their results in using it.

Sean

 

Found another site with a lot of threads on this subject:

http://dieselplace.com/forum/forum_p...627&PN=1&TPN=2

Now, this is a chevy forum. But they are running tests on this product and have inputs from the manufacturer. I am kind of curious as to the results.

Sean

 

Just put an old speaker magnet in your oil pan. It will do the same job for a fraction of the price. You don't need to drop the oil pan to clean the magnet, It will keep on working for many years with out attention.

 

I had never heard of this product before, but from what I have just read it looks like it might be one of the next things to really consider. I wonder if Ken will pick them up on the Motorhaven site.
I do know that anyway of keeping the oil cleaner is a help to the life of the motor.

 

It may take me a month or so before I rack up 3K miles on this fresh oil change and using the Filter-Mag. (Just got it yesterday and it is pretty strong magnetic power I might add.)

I will peel the filter back and check the results, plus send a sample to Blackstone for a comparison.

I really don't care about the "science" involved on the magnets, etc.
Just look at the filter in the link;
http://dieselplace.com/forum/forum_...1627&PN=1&TPN=2

Anything that can collect a large volume of metal of all sizes from any lubrication system is good in my book.