… where it counts. INSIDE.

The engine is one delicate monster. It makes all that macho sound and spews out tons of torque. But did you know that there is a sheer delicacy among its moving parts? Throw one part out of whack and the whole thing goes kaboom. So does your wallet.

To date, I’ve discovered only two great things that really keeps the engine healthy: well-made oil like Helix and magnets.

Magnets???

Yep. The thing does wonders for the car.An innovative company came up with the idea of using magnets to improve filtration of the oil system. Think of the oil as the car’s lifeblood. It takes away metallic debris and deposits it at the oil filter. That’s where stuff gunks up and ultimately gets thrown out at every oil change.

Oil filters are not the most efficient systems, though. You see, engine oil travels fast- really fast- in order to keep things lubricated. Minuscule particles often escape the filter and end up back in the engine. Clearances between moving parts are very small. Think mere microcentimeters. The particulates lodge here and there causing friction. Friction leads to wear. The ultimate result is the costly overhaul.

Filtermag, that company I earlier mentioned, devised a cool way of trapping particulates that the paper filter can’t: with high powered magnets. These babies emanate fields in the order of 14,000 gauss onwards. That’s enough to wipe out any credit card and latch on to a ton on nasty sludge. By snapping on one of these magnets to the oil filter, you have double protection. Metal particles get trapped onto the paper. Those that don’t, get trapped on to the inner wall of the oil filter. I’ve tried it, and boy, does it work. My oil looks nice and clean even up to 50,000km of driving.

You can always buy the costly $100 units the make OR you can be the McGyver type. For those DIYers, all you need is an old hard drive and a hammer. Break open the drive and take out the magnet inside. et voila! You have a filtermag for $1!

Check out the site at filtermag.com

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