A Filter Plus for £13 or DIY with change out of £1

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This is the "Filter Plus" from Nippy Normans which will set you back £12 Inc P&P +VAT (filter not included):-

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This is a standard R1150GS filter with a 20x2 mm ultra strong magnet glued to its base (you could probably get away without the glue but I'm playing it safe) which costs £5.44 for 8 delivered from eBay:-


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And yes they are ultra fecking strong ... Look Mum, No Hands!


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Okay strictly speaking it will cost you roughly £6, but for this you get 8 oil changes or about 40,000 miles for your money :beerjug: So why would you fit one... Well this is what FilterPlus have to say:-

"This powerful magnet sticks to any steel spin-on filter. All the microscopic ferrous particles that the oil filter element cannot hold will stick to the inside of the filter. These knife-like particles, if not removed from the oil circulation will slowly rip up the paper element of your filter and then cause engine wear. When changing oil filters the metal elements stay inside the oil filter and the FILTERPLUS can be transferred to the new oil filter. Result - longer engine life with less breakdown".

It might be bollocks, but for a quid what have you got to lose!!!​
 
i've yet to see a GS with a worn out engine due to oil particle contamination.

In fact i haven't seen a worn out engine due to oil particle contamination since my old cortina MK2. And that was only due to the fact i'd run it with only a half pint of oil in it for a month.
 
Steptoe said:
i've yet to see a GS with a worn out engine due to oil particle contamination.

In fact i haven't seen a worn out engine due to oil particle contamination since my old cortina MK2. And that was only due to the fact i'd run it with only a half pint of oil in it for a month.
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I used to have a ldv pilot van through work, got it with 60k miles on it, did a further 100k miles, without ever changing the oil or filter, was hoping it would blow up, it never did, still see it running round two years after it was sold, was much more successful in the 80, when i changed down into second in the company morris ital at 90 :augie
 
id rather have less metal bits in the oil than more. Albiet, alot of the parts in engines these days are ally...(non metallic to those boys and girls that didnt go to school) but thats besides the point... its british bodgemanship giving it a go and all that. I shake your hand sir

I have seen an engine die from partical contaminants.. my xr400... in a big 80mph.. lock up solid on the A50... not sure if it was the metal bits that did it.. or the rather the lack of oil .. but ahhh its something to brag about when your in the pub

"my magnets bigger than yours" :beer:

"what.. your jap bike aint got a magnet.. pah.. thats shite that is"
 
if metal bits can get through a filter, it aint doin its job
 
All the microscopic ferrous particles that the oil filter element cannot hold will stick to the inside of the filter. These knife-like particles, if not removed from the oil circulation will slowly rip up the paper element of your filter and then cause engine wear. When changing oil filters the metal elements stay inside the oil filter

WTF ??

Isn't the whole point of the filter to stop microscopic ferrous particles from circulating ?
 
You probably right Stepers, but for a quid it's cheaper than chips and you’ve got bugger all to lose!
 
I have fitted magnets to filters on a few vehicles, it might help remove the small particles that pass through otherwise, after all whats the worst that it can do, pick up scrap metal off the road as you ride?

Stewart
 
Oil of snakes.

I save the super strong rare earth magnets out of old hard drives, perhaps I should stick one on my oil filter....
 
IIRC a perceived wisdom is that it's more usefull having a magnet on the gearbox, as it doesn't have a filter system like the engine, and you don't want bits of ferrous metal floating about. But then you need to put the magnet on the inside of the drain plug so it's not quite as easy. Think you can get airhead sized ones for about £6 on ebay.
 
northengit said:
http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffyfilterplus.htm for just £5. I think that most people see bm owners as cash machines! Some BMW parts "specialists" are especially guilty of this!

Oh er, you wont be popular saying that will you.:augie
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who cares, its the truth. Because i ride a BMW its assumed that im an easy meal ticket. Im not, im tighter than a ducks arse. :aidan

MattW said:
Oil of snakes. I save the super strong rare earth magnets out of old hard drives, perhaps I should stick one on my oil filter....
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hey matt any idea if its possible to get these from somewhere other than harddrives, i need about 12 of them and dont fancy stripping 12 drives down!
 
vilguy said:
hey matt any idea if its possible to get these from somewhere other than harddrives, i need about 12 of them and dont fancy stripping 12 drives down!
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I'd guess that e-bay is probably your best bet. You could also try a search for suppliers who cater for the 'DIY wind turbine' fraternity - they use the magnets to make high efficiency DC generators.
 
John Armstrong said:
IIRC a perceived wisdom is that it's more usefull having a magnet on the gearbox, as it doesn't have a filter system like the engine, and you don't want bits of ferrous metal floating about. But then you need to put the magnet on the inside of the drain plug so it's not quite as easy. Think you can get airhead sized ones for about £6 on ebay.
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The 1150 already has a magnetic pick up in the gearbox :rolleyes:

Look underneth the gearbox R/H side near the rear. See a big (14mm hex needed to undo it) round flat bolt. It's attached to that. ;).
 
When you change the filter next time cut the bottom off and take a picture of what it's collected. Be interesting to see :)
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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