better magnetic plug to collect more metal from engine oil?
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better magnetic plug to collect more metal from engine oil?
here's a video that talks about cycle solutions magnetic drain plug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRRFmWKJGgU
After noticing that a lot of debris drains out with the oil, and not very much of it stuck to the magnetic plugs, decided to investigate.
I received the new plug and tried to see what the magnetic strength difference was between it and he stock plug. The stock plug was able to pick up the second smallest allen wrench in the touring tool kit. The cycle solutions drain plug was able to pick up all the allen wrenches in the touring tool kit.
hopefully, that should help collect more of the debris between oil changes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRRFmWKJGgU
After noticing that a lot of debris drains out with the oil, and not very much of it stuck to the magnetic plugs, decided to investigate.
I received the new plug and tried to see what the magnetic strength difference was between it and he stock plug. The stock plug was able to pick up the second smallest allen wrench in the touring tool kit. The cycle solutions drain plug was able to pick up all the allen wrenches in the touring tool kit.
hopefully, that should help collect more of the debris between oil changes.
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that would work......as long as the glue or double stick tape that you used to secure the magnet held up....if the magnet fell off the aluminum pan....you would have a nice size steel wool ball headed into the oil pump.
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This one would do an excellent job:
http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Magnet...702416&sr=8-14
In fact, I'm going to grab this one and slap it on my filter.
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I forgot the pan was aluminum, in that case, I'd stick it to the filter, which is steel, and that way you can pull the filter off and *then* remove the magnet.
This one would do an excellent job:
http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Magnet...702416&sr=8-14
In fact, I'm going to grab this one and slap it on my filter.
This one would do an excellent job:
http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Magnet...702416&sr=8-14
In fact, I'm going to grab this one and slap it on my filter.
yep....magnets on the oil filter does help trap metal particles before the oil filter element catches them....after of course the metal chips pass thru the oil pump since the filter is on the pressure side of the oil pump. The purpose of the high energy magnetic drain plug magnet is to catch the metal particles before they enter the oil pump.
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yep....magnets on the oil filter does help trap metal particles before the oil filter element catches them....after of course the metal chips pass thru the oil pump since the filter is on the pressure side of the oil pump. The purpose of the high energy magnetic drain plug magnet is to catch the metal particles before they enter the oil pump.
I hear you on the sequence of the oil movement though, probably ideal to do both....
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I've been thinking about putting an epoxy coated neodymium battery on my bike to help let the street lights know I sitting there. I was thinking about this one: http://www.kjmagnetics.co/proddetail.asp?prod=BCC8E. Epoxy coated so it won't rust. I wasn't sure where to attach it. What would happen if it were to close the the voltage regulator or tranny and primary fluild? I thought about the bottom of the bike but it would pull the metal shaving away from the drain plug. I never thought about putting it on the oil filter. But that is even closer to the voltage regulator.
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For traffic lights, I'd coat it in plasti-dip, and then just attach it to the very bottom of the frame rail near the rear of the bike, maybe even on the jiffy stand. Zip ties and its own magnetic pull should keep it attached.