How to Perform an Oil and Oil Filter Change w/Pictures

[Wassup77]

I left the magnets in place while removing filter and while cutting it open.

There might be a trace of something on the inside of filter but I'm letting the residual oil drain down to take a closer look at it later. All I can say for sure is I can tell from looking at the inside of filter canister where the magnets are on the outside.

One thing to note though - the flow of oil thru the filter is from the outside to the inside, so I think even if the magnets were not there that oil would have to pass thru the filter media before going back to the motor so the filter would probably catch most of it anyhow.  Another observation - unless you have a strong magnet that encircles the filter, there is a lot of oil that would go thru the filter that wouldn't be close enough to the magnet such that the magnet could work.

Lastly, I've cut open quite a few Fram filters and even though they have cardboard end caps on the ones I've opened, they were all in place and there was no separation of the filter media.

On the issue of the magnet on the filter, if you stuck a magnet on the filter, wouldn't that magnetize the entire filter housing?

[Ares X]

I left the magnets in place while removing filter and while cutting it open.

There might be a trace of something on the inside of filter but I'm letting the residual oil drain down to take a closer look at it later. All I can say for sure is I can tell from looking at the inside of filter canister where the magnets are on the outside.

One thing to note though - the flow of oil thru the filter is from the outside to the inside, so I think even if the magnets were not there that oil would have to pass thru the filter media before going back to the motor so the filter would probably catch most of it anyhow.  Another observation - unless you have a strong magnet that encircles the filter, there is a lot of oil that would go thru the filter that wouldn't be close enough to the magnet such that the magnet could work.

Lastly, I've cut open quite a few Fram filters and even though they have cardboard end caps on the ones I've opened, they were all in place and there was no separation of the filter media.

On the issue of the magnet on the filter, if you stuck a magnet on the filter, wouldn't that magnetize the entire filter housing?

I'm guessing to some extent, but not sure it would be very strong.

[Sweet Tooth]

Doubt it would be as much as where the magnet was its self

[raderdude]

what is the cross-over part # for the crush gasket on the drain plugs from auto-zone or some were other than the dealer?   I think MXracer or somebody had it.