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Originally Posted by Bigsyke
oil filter in general? or filter magnet? because those have been noted to do more harm.
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The theory in this email suggests that there is so little or no friction or wear in a "heathy" engine that there is no need for any sort of cleaning/trapping device.
I have one of these mdp's and when I change my oil there are metal particles stuck to it. Particles that would other wise be working their way around engine and possibly causing damage.
The point I am tring to make is; this email and it's content is misleading. The author sounds intellegent, but in fact his reasoning is weak:
-Transmissions need magnetic drain plugs because they have gears and gears on gears wear making metal debis.
-Engines don't have gears, so there is no wear, so no need for a magnetic drain plug
I am not saying that if you don't have one you are going to die, rather that they are not as usless as the OP seems to suggest