checking magnet? in Tempest oil filters

[alpinelakespilot2000]

Apparently Tempest filters now have (or always had?) magnets in their oil filters to attract any metal particles that get through the media.

If so #1, is this something that needs to be checked when cutting open a filter?

If so #2, how would one go about finding it? After cutting open the filter on my last oil change, I don't see it or know where to look for it. I also didn't see any metal, but maybe that's because its all stuck to the hidden magnet.

Thanks.

[rocketbob]

What's the point of having the magnet in the filter if the filter is going to catch the steel particles that the magnet just picked up. Feels good I guess.

[AK4x4]

The magnet is on the end of the filter housing under the curved flat spring (pull the spring off) good luck, Russ

[rhill]

Refrigerator magnet washer under the spring.I Asked the Champion guys at Oshkosh last year, What makes there filter better,got an ear full and $2 per filter back,bought 6 as they look cool and have a heavy metal case. There is a NAPA filter that works just as well,you can search the threads.
RHill