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Old 03-04-2019, 05:12 PM
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Dang, what a good idea. I hate it when those little bits of carbon/metal get stuck down in the cracks of the magnet! Thank you!
Welcome. However, I have no original ideas. Can?t remember which long time Mechanic showed me....
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Old 03-05-2019, 07:18 AM
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Default Lots of ways to do it.

For me the leave it in place is better than the wash method.

When I first got my assignment in the engine lab (110 test cells) I watched the guy do this for 5-10 filters a day. He would cut the can open, circle cut the pleats off and lay that accordion on a layer of (many layers) of paper towels. Inlet side up (outside) of the filter paper. Then, saturate (once) the filter with mineral spirits, (stoddard solvent) and sit a piece of 1/2" x 4" x 8" steel bar on top to hold it to the paper below.

I do this in a rectangular baking pan, and then leave it for a couple of days. An initial visual inspection for gross issues is good enough to return the engine to service, but the filter element will be dry as a bone in 2-3 days. It does take a lot of paper towels though.

After final inspection, I wrap them in aluminum foil mark hrs etc and then store in an old checkbook box. JIC. The oil analysis report comes in 4 days so all is confirmed pretty quickly.
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