Oil Filters

[fazersharp]

[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=18741.msg216142#msg216142 date=1447608580]
Now the sump bolt magnet on the other hand may well be of better use. But have never used one myself and worry a bit about the magnet falling off in the sump

Would it be able to do any damage even if it did come off in the sump?. Not sure, but on a similar theme I had a car a while ago that had a plastic/nylon tip on the dipstick. The tube down to the sump had a couple of twists/turns in it and one day I actually heard the tip snap off way down in the tube :'(.
Went to the garage to ask them about it and they said don't worry, put a new dipstick in, it will push the broken bit into the sump where it can stay without harm because it can't get past the oil strainer pick-up. Don't know if this would apply to other cars though.
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Thinking about it - if id did come off then it would not go anywhere as it is a magnet and would stay stuck to the steel bolt.

And yes I have the very same dipstick design and am very weary when pushing it in and out and I let it twist its way down how it wants to, when I pull it out it is still bent to the path
it takes