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Where and how did you mount your Magnefine filter?
Magnefine filter? Do you have a link?Where and how did you mount your Magnefine filter?
Magnefine filter? Do you have a link?
Major OEM's recommend adding 10,000 miles to your service cycle with the use of the Magnefine filter
Huh? Really? What?
Oh, I remember seeing that as a Dealer Option... IIRC, the performance package code is BS, and also includes a Tornado Airflow straighter to increase MPGs. :roll:
You'd be better off replacing the trans fluid per the maintenance schedule.
Sorry about the lippy response, I bet you actually bought the thing.
Well, the best option I can think of will be on the lower radiator support. Find someplace where you can nicely interrupt the hoses. I guess I'd use the return line.
-Ron
I only put about 3,000 miles on her every year.
Yeah, I’m a little overkill when it comes to preventative maintenance. I have a spin on coolant filter and transmission filter on my Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel. The Magnefine filter seems like a simple solution for prolonging the life of the transmission. Finding a good mounting place can always be tricky. I run Amsoil ATF and I still do a drain and fill every 10,000 miles or so. I only put about 3,000 miles on her every year.
Nothing wrong with filters, I have a spin on coolant filter in my other car but I haven't been able to find a spot for it on the XJ. Where did you mount yours?
Get used to people around here telling you simple preventative maintenance is a waste ha.
Get used to people around here telling you simple preventative maintenance is a waste ha.
Filters do not remove chemical contaminants, which is why you change your coolant.
Same with tranny fluid. Adding a filter inline with the tranny may clean the fluid a bit better, but won't clean the filter in the tranny, and it sure won't fix burnt tranny fluid. Infact, it may mask a problem because you didn't drop the pan and inspect the filter and pan for parts/clutch fragments.
That was simply not my point.
Most people don't even do the basics, let alone follow the factory recommended maintenance schedule for their type of driving.
My take on maintenance is that you follow the factory recommended schedule. When you have the vehicle down, you also cover the steering, suspension, and drive line. You always check the belts, and look for leaks. The idea is to fix anything which is worn before you have to fix it on a lonely road, in the dark, during a snow storm, with just a wind breaker on.
I so no value in filtering the coolant. If you have a piece with a part number in there, it's too late. Filters do not remove chemical contaminants, which is why you change your coolant.
Same with tranny fluid. Adding a filter inline with the tranny may clean the fluid a bit better, but won't clean the filter in the tranny, and it sure won't fix burnt tranny fluid. Infact, it may mask a problem because you didn't drop the pan and inspect the filter and pan for parts/clutch fragments.
-Ron
False
On another forum there are a few old tymers who have taken care of their cars since new(we are talking 1987 model cars). One guy still has the factor air in his spare tire, also for these guys money is no object when it comes to their cars. They recommend spin on coolant filters highly.
The posted about adding a coolant filter and cut it open after its service life. You would be amazed at what was trapped in that filter and that was on a perfectly maintained car since the day it rolled off the line. It never missed a scheduled service or was given subpar coolant/parts.
Adding a transmission filter is not a band aid to mask a problem or solve burnt fluid, the factory screen(not a filter) catches only the biggest of stuff. Why not add a filter that can catch the smaller stuff, where is the negative?
On a motorcycle forum it is highly recommended to add high powered magnets to your oil filter to trap as much junk in there as possible also.
If you can filter it without any down side, why not I say.
You claim that a filter can remove chemical contaminants.
Produce the white paper bro, and I'll take it back. Changing PH level is the largest issue with coolant. Show me a filter which can change a coolant's PH level back to normal, and back it with scientific data.
-Ron
Filters do not remove chemical contaminants, which is why you change your coolant.
Seeing these filters cut open and all the junk that is inside of them makes me see it as a worth while addition. It is not an excuse to not change your fluid or to try and mask another problem, just an added layer of protection.
They also have spin on diesel coolant filters with slow release chemical additives. It is not a replacement for changing coolant but it will help to make sure your coolant is at its most effectiveness during its life.
No, that was not my claim. You said,
I said "false", that is not why you change your coolant. I change my coolant because replenishing coolant additives extends the coolant’s life and protects your engine against corrosion, cavitation erosion, scale deposits and inhibitor drop....
1. Prolongs the life of the heater core
2. Prolongs the life of the water pump
3. Prolongs the life of the radiator and hoses
Either you change your coolant, or you add additives, or you do both?dieselenthusiast said:I change my coolant because replenishing coolant additives extends the coolant’s life and protects your engine against corrosion, cavitation erosion, scale deposits and inhibitor drop.
You Sir are a neat freekiwannadie said:This will blow your mind , I run the same type of magnefine filter on my power steering fluid.
True though about styles of maintenance. When synthetic came out, there was a guy I knew who put on 100K (from new) before changing oil (just filters at regular interals). He said the oil was fine because the MFG claimed it would be so :sure: I wouldn't do it...
I just noticed your handle as I typed it... There is a story there somewhere...
-Ron