Magnetic Oil bolt , an amazing discovery.

[Wigan Chris]

If you get a really strong magnet it may help save fuel as well, if the vehicle in front is made of metal.

[davsato]

I really like to see a picture of that ....

If you get a really strong magnet it may help save fuel as well, if the vehicle in front is made of metal.

its not worth taking a picture of, its not very pretty but it works. if you take an old PC hard drive apart you will find underneath the metal disc a small kidney shaped flat magnet, about the size of a large coin. im not kidding i dont know what its made of but if you put it flat on a steel bench or shelf you will have to lever it off with a knife, its that strong! no worries about it falling off the filter though.....

[kiriakost]

its not worth taking a picture of, its not very pretty but it works. if you take an old PC hard drive apart you will find underneath the metal disc a small kidney shaped flat magnet

Well this hard drives , is the oldest 20 - 100 MBs , rare find in our times .

Any way , its a useful tip .


The bottom line are , that its good to know , that this particles can be removed from the engine .

In the begging I was a bit worry , because this bolt has a really long magnet, and that would possibly come in touch with some part of the engine.
Ridicules thought or not , the point is that it worked well , and I am very satisfied.

[Dee Duble Yuh]

Many engine components are non-ferrous, but I suppose most of the moving parts are steel and/or operate in steel bearings. I wonder how much non-ferrous stuff continues to circulate though?

[kiriakost]

Interesting question ... But I believe that I have a partial explanation.

There is none , non-ferrous stuff circulating .

All the engine points that haves moving parts , haves in their contact areas ferrous stuff .

Plus .... anything that could be called as non-ferrous , it captured by the oil filter .

By another view , the oil filter captures and the ferrous ones , but the magnet goes one level higher , by capturing everything .

Thats why I described the metallic captured particles as " cream "...


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[theborv]

anyone know of a plug for xl700v?

what about this one ?

[tracker]

"If you get a really strong magnet it may help save fuel as well, if the vehicle in front is made of metal."
Love it.
Put one on the back and have reverse?

[Jerry]

If you get a really strong magnet it may help save fuel as well, if the vehicle in front is made of metal.

How do you know you won't be towing the vehicle behind?

[jasonbc]

I changed all the oils in the truck last summer and the rear diff has a magnetic sump plug, i've never seen one so big it was about 4 inches long and 1/2 " diameter and th egunge on that was like using Aluminium grease attached to the plug