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Old 01-16-2011, 02:34 AM   #101 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JacobAziza View Post
I use magnets on my truck.

I put a couple rare earth magnets on the oil filter, the theory being that they may hold any errant metal particles which somehow slip past the filter.
I realize that is pretty unlikely, but I had magnets I wasn't using for anything else, and I can't imagine how it could hurt.

And as a bonus, I noticed a 1000% mpg increase as soon as I did it!!

(ok, maybe not that last part)
Quite a few rigs use magnets in the oil drain plug to catch ferrous metal, when you find a bunch at an oil change it's time to sell the car. Flip side of that if you see a car advertised as just had an oil change/tune up steer clear.

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