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Re: Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil Filters

To: "Charles B. Andes" <cbandes@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil Filters
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 23:05:52 -0500
Charles B. Andes wrote:
> 
> Re: Oil filters. There is a magnet set that goes around the outside of the
> filter (JC Whitney) which will help to deposit metal particles into the
> filter. About $8.

  With alumuninum pistons and aluminum heads and
so on, you might be surprised that most of the nasties
floating around in your oil aren't attacked to magnets
anyways.

  They are useful in transmissons and differentials
however, where the shards are often magnetic. (bearing
hunks and gear bits)

-- 
Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/

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