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usmc
10-23-2008, 06:14 PM
08' Liftback. 4500 miles on the oil change. Mobil 1 syn EP. 15000 miles on the odometer. Used with a mobil 1 oil filter.
aca72
10-23-2008, 06:19 PM
It works!
PetersRedYaris
10-23-2008, 06:25 PM
Exactly... I don't understand why some people are so adement about the filter magnet. This is cheaper, as effective, you can see the results, and diagnose major problems before they occur.

For $15, why not install one?
usmc
10-23-2008, 07:12 PM
After cleaning.
IllusionX
10-24-2008, 10:06 AM
macro mode... enable macro mode.. ^^
SilverGlow
10-24-2008, 10:56 AM
Why are you using Mobil1 EP on an engine still under warranty? Even Mobil1 states on their site not to go the full 15,000 miles if the car is still under warranty....using EP is a waste of money if the engine is still under warranty...I would not go more then 5,000 miles between changes for warranty reasons...switch to Mobil1 0w-20 or 5w-20 and go no longer then 5,000...just my suggestion....
bearda
10-24-2008, 11:06 AM
Why are you using Mobil1 EP on an engine still under warranty? Even Mobil1 states on their site not to go the full 15,000 miles if the car is still under warranty....using EP is a waste of money if the engine is still under warranty...I would not go more then 5,000 miles between changes for warranty reasons...switch to Mobil1 0w-20 or 5w-20 and go no longer then 5,000...just my suggestion....

Well, admittedly he did say it was 4500 on the oil change, not 15000.

Is it normal for the magnet to be offset like that?
nsmitchell
10-24-2008, 11:15 AM
Exactly... I don't understand why some people are so adement about the filter magnet. This is cheaper, as effective, you can see the results, and diagnose major problems before they occur.

For $15, why not install one?

Oil filter magnets are FREE! Take them out of hard drives. Find a computer geek and ask them for a magnet or 2. All geeks have hard drive magnets laying around. hehe (at least all the ones I know, including me)
They are very powerful and they just snap right on the your filter. Use as many as you like.:biggrin:
nsmitchell
10-24-2008, 11:15 AM
That is a lot of metal shavings for one oil change. Was it more like a metallic paste or were there any hard pieces attached to the magnet?
auxmike
10-26-2008, 12:14 AM
That magnet is way off center on the plug. Is it a DIY project?
Got mine on Ebay for $10 myself.
I'll be sure to post a pic when I do my next OC.
msfire671
10-26-2008, 12:37 AM
any for a 2008 yaris sedan?
TheSilkySmooth
10-26-2008, 12:07 PM
Why not let the oil filter capure the particles - it is there for this reason. If you go around a tight corner at high rpm you could make a tornado in your oil pan and this debris would get swept off and start circulating - our timing chain can pump this stuff up top - another problem chain vs timing belt. Is you chain noisy whirrring noise?? this is a lot of debris.
TheSilkySmooth
10-26-2008, 12:10 PM
My brother the bike mechanic says metal parts would come from rings, bumpstick and crankshaft. I like the bumpstick and the crank:0
TheSilkySmooth
10-26-2008, 12:12 PM
He say chain and sprockets too
TheSilkySmooth
10-26-2008, 12:13 PM
Why not let the oil filter capure the particles - it is there for this reason. If you go around a tight corner at high rpm you could make a tornado in your oil pan and this debris would get swept off and start circulating - our timing chain can pump this stuff up top - another problem chain vs timing belt. Is you chain noisy whirrring noise?? this is a lot of debris. I did not type this my Papa did. Go AWAY!:mad:
TheSilkySmooth
10-26-2008, 12:14 PM
No Peace in this house!
PetersRedYaris
10-26-2008, 07:56 PM
So anyway... I don't know any computer geeks.
tk-421
10-26-2008, 08:04 PM
Oil filter magnets are FREE! Take them out of hard drives. Find a computer geek and ask them for a magnet or 2. All geeks have hard drive magnets laying around. hehe (at least all the ones I know, including me)
They are very powerful and they just snap right on the your filter. Use as many as you like.:biggrin:

I am interested in this idea. I have a few broken hard drives that I've been collecting over the years...

How many magnets would be enough for this?
usmc
10-27-2008, 06:27 PM
I did get it off of Ebay. Why its offset, I dunno. As for the question about what was on it, it was just a lil grey paste, so to speak. No chunks of anything. It was just to show you guys that a hi quality filter still cannot filter all the microns. $10 bucks off ebay...Jus do it...
PetersRedYaris
10-27-2008, 06:56 PM
That wasn't any amount worth worrying about. I've used them on several Toyotas and they always have at least that much sticking to the magnet.
usmc
10-27-2008, 09:03 PM
WHat kindo rims you got on that Yaris?

They look pretty good.
metalshark
11-13-2008, 11:03 PM
Metal particles trapped on the plug don't go through the oil pump. That's why old oil pump impellers (gears) are scored.
TheSilkySmooth
11-14-2008, 05:16 PM
I think magnet could be more advantageous on the drain plug than the filter can. The particulate will be trapped by the filter, and good thought on the pan plug keeping the chunks out of the pump and i think oil pumps have a rough screen on the suction side) Freaky thought: will it polarize the oil additive molecules and make them act weird? Betterer?

man just kiddin

Sonja's Bro (pINmPin Li'l SIS for gas money?)
Snyprwlf47
11-15-2008, 08:06 PM
Not to sound like a total idiot but what the heck is a filter magnet?
Callisto
11-17-2008, 01:26 PM
This looks to me like it is just a neodymium-iron-boron, or similar, magnet stuck to the stock oil pan plug. Is that correct or is this a specialty item. And if it is, is there any reason using such a magnet would be a problem? The only thing I can think of is the magnet being swept off of the plug, but that could be dealt with by just sticking the magnet to plug on the outside and letting it magnetize it.
nsmitchell
11-17-2008, 05:20 PM
I am interested in this idea. I have a few broken hard drives that I've been collecting over the years...

How many magnets would be enough for this?

Ive got 3 magnets on my filter. They are virtually free.
yarstar
11-17-2008, 07:55 PM
Ive got 3 magnets on my filter. They are virtually free.

Free as in "got them free outta a hard drive" or

Free as in "hanging free, stuck to the drain plug."

I've never heard of this idea but I have to say I think it's brilliant. Stray metal is death. I'm gonna do this as soon as I figure out how-to-safely or just burn $10 on Ebay.

Yarisworld rocks! :headbang: