New Automatic Transmission Filter

[Michael]

After almost a year in development, the DeLorean now has an automatic transmission filter avaliable. I have had these made using the original Renault OE filter as a reference and I have tested this in my own personal car for close to 800 miles now with an inspection around 400 miles. The filter works perfectly. We have had a small production run of these assembled so we may go another few decades of keeping these automatic cars on the road. I have also sourced a magnet for those who don't have a filter at all in their auto boxes. The magnet is about the same size as OE, but this one is N35 neodymium which is much stronger than O.E. This was not a cheap venture for me at all, but we strived to keep the costs below $50.00 per unit and we did.

If you buy from me directly, The filter kits are $46.00 each. Each filter ordered includes one factory cork mounting gasket. If you would like a magnet, please add 1.00. Shipping is $3.00 for the first filter, and $1.00 for each additional filter. For example, If you would like to buy 2 filters, you would add $46.00x2, plus $4.00 shipping for a total of $96.00.

If you buy from me through eBay, the shipping is a little different, but close, also the magnet is automatically included.

You can buy them directly from me or through my ebay auction here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DeLorean-Automatic-Transmission-Filter-Kit-/131571531236

8<snip>8

Just make sure your shipping address is up to date and leave a note to what you want (number of magnets, etc.) This option is good for those who want to order a bulk supply for overseas shipping. I can send a flat rate box for a fraction of the amount it would normally cost.

Here are a few pictures of the finished filters:

358693587035871358723587335874

[Michael]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREsMnA3jig&feature=youtu.be

[Michael]

For those in mainland Europe, Ed Uding at DeLorean Europe is now stocking the transmission filters. If you buy from him, the shipping will no doubt be cheaper.


Almost forgot, for those in the U.K., you can buy them here and save on shipping as well. Better hurry, at last check they only had 4 left

http://www.deloreanclub.uk/automatic-transmission-filter.html

[Michael]

I sold out of filters on the ebay listing. New listing is here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DeLorean-Automatic-Transmission-Filter-Kit-/131597394095

[SIMid]

If the exchange rate wasn't so terrible for me, I would be all over this. :(

[81dmc]

I bought the last 5 from the old ebay listing and received them on Friday. Let's just say, they look great! Finally, my poor car will have a new transmission filter.

[Michael]

I bought the last 5 from the old ebay listing and received them on Friday. Let's just say, they look great! Finally, my poor car will have a new transmission filter.

I'm very glad you guys are happy with them. They have been very well received and have been getting excellent feedback.

So far I have sold around 150 filters, about 50 through eBay alone so they are moving much quicker than I had planned. I literally spent sleepless nights when they first arrived. Nothing wrong with the order, It was when I actually laid eyes on the boxes of filters, right then it sank in the scope of the money I had spent and all the doubts start rising. As I opened one box it was exciting to see this filter which I had worked for almost a year to get and had not been avaliable for so long, but still the next few nights were complete anxiety and fear.

A few months later and all that fear and anxiety has disappeared.

I have received a message from one who have had to replace the entire valve body because they ran without a filter for so long. People have had their original factory filters clog up to the point of starving the transmission altogether. Others have had to pay for complete rebuilds and wanted to start out right with a fresh filter and a few more for the future services. And some are just now seeing 15,xxx on their odometer and want to do a proper transmission service.

Even with the positive sales, I will not be doing any more runs of filters. This was a one time deal and the truth is I don't make enough profit to justify making any more...especially considering the amount I risked. I did this mostly for the experience.


Thank you all again for the support!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DeLorean-Automatic-Transmission-Filter-Kit-/131597394095

[AugustneverEnds]

Just placed my order :hihi2: Thanks for undertaking this project!

[Flicky]

At your current rate of sale how long do you think it will take to sell out? I would guess that there has been some hording by people getting multiples of them right now. I did get 2 off ebay, but was wondering if I should get another 2 in case we go another 10 years. I would think this is a part that should be selling like 500 to 1000 a year, if most people do the standard collector car over maintenance on fluids.
Thanks for going to all the trouble with these.

[Michael]

At your current rate of sale how long do you think it will take to sell out? I would guess that there has been some hording by people getting multiples of them right now. I did get 2 off ebay, but was wondering if I should get another 2 in case we go another 10 years. I would think this is a part that should be selling like 500 to 1000 a year, if most people do the standard collector car over maintenance on fluids.
Thanks for going to all the trouble with these.


That's a tough question to answer since I have such a short history of sales. Pre sales were great but once they finally arrived the first few weeks or so was slow. Then it just busted loose. I have been selling these for probably about 6 weeks now and as of right now, I have sold a little over 150 filter kits and that was more than I was expecting to sell by now. Some weeks I will only sell 5 or 6, and take this last week for example. I sold 44 filter kits in the last 6 days alone. At that rate I would be completely sold out by Halloween.

Truth is I don't know when they will sell out but I am certain they will be sooner rather than later. As far as hoarding them, I don't know. Usually that type of panic behavior makes one buy more than they really need.

I am keeping 7 for myself. Right now I only drive about 3 or 4k a year, but in the past I have put 7 or 8k a year on my car and I may start driving it more often in the future so I want to be covered for the long term ownership. Try to think how often you drive your car and how long you plan to keep it, and buy accordingly. Most are buying 2 or 3 and some who are thinking really long term buy 5 or more. I guess it's up to the individual, after all if you never ever plan to drive it, you do not need any filters. The filter should be changed every 15k miles, (the fluid every other oil change according to vendors) so of you drive 7,000 miles a year, and plan to keep your car for awhile, I would have at least 3 for later because it took 30 years for some crazy guy to make these and considering the upfront cost and low demand, I just do not see these ever being made again.

[Michael]

So while in Home Depot today something caught my eye, magnets. I searched quite hard to find ceramic magnets before going with the neodymium magnets as they were stronger anyway. Still when I saw these I decided that I like the idea of my setup and wanted to include it for everyone else. I still have my OE magnet which I left on the filter, and placed the neodymium magnet in the pan. I personally felt it would work better in the pan anyway since any metal would eventually settle while the car was at rest. The only way the filter magnet picks it up is by circulating over it during operation. I may be overthinking this but just the same I spent 20 bucks and bought 80 of them. Ceramic magnets are also more tolerant to heat but with the temps these trannys run, either works.

After I did my first trans service several years ago I was really shocked to see how much metal these magnets catch. I now know this is quite normal, especially for a new tranny, but just the same there is something unsettling about it so the way I see it, having more than one magnet in the pan isn't a bad thing. You should see the pans of some larger vehicles, especially trucks. The magnets are huge and absoutely covered in metal. Here is one from a Ford with 39k miles:

37097

It does drive home how important it is to run a filter, clutch material circulating through the valve body is bad enough, metal however, much worse. They are very close to OE dimensions except these are a tad longer and a tad narrower, so about the same surface area. From here on out, I am going to include 2 magnets with each filter purchase, one ceramic magnet and one neodymium magnet. As mentioned, I place the ceramic magnet on the filter and the neodymium magnet off to one corner of the pan. If you want a few just to have, Home Depot carries these in stock. Lowes does also. Box of 8 magnets for $2.00

37098 37099

[Michael]

I'm very happy the community likes them!


http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=talonlover27&&_trksid=p2047675.l2560&rt=nc&iid=131597394095&sspagename=VIP%3Afeedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

[Nicholas R]

I'm very happy the community likes them!


http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=talonlover27&&_trksid=p2047675.l2560&rt=nc&iid=131597394095&sspagename=VIP%3Afeedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

Wow man that is awesome!! Congrats on such a successful product!! :thumbup:

[cpistocco]

So while in Home Depot today something caught my eye, magnets. I searched quite hard to find ceramic magnets before going with the neodymium magnets as they were stronger anyway. Still when I saw these I decided that I like the idea of my setup and wanted to include it for everyone else. I still have my OE magnet which I left on the filter, and placed the neodymium magnet in the pan. I personally felt it would work better in the pan anyway since any metal would eventually settle while the car was at rest. The only way the filter magnet picks it up is by circulating over it during operation. I may be overthinking this but just the same I spent 20 bucks and bought 80 of them. Ceramic magnets are also more tolerant to heat but with the temps these trannys run, either works.

After I did my first trans service several years ago I was really shocked to see how much metal these magnets catch. I now know this is quite normal, especially for a new tranny, but just the same there is something unsettling about it so the way I see it, having more than one magnet in the pan isn't a bad thing. You should see the pans of some larger vehicles, especially trucks. The magnets are huge and absoutely covered in metal. Here is one from a Ford with 39k miles:

37097

It does drive home how important it is to run a filter, clutch material circulating through the valve body is bad enough, metal however, much worse. They are very close to OE dimensions except these are a tad longer and a tad narrower, so about the same surface area. From here on out, I am going to include 2 magnets with each filter purchase, one ceramic magnet and one neodymium magnet. As mentioned, I place the ceramic magnet on the filter and the neodymium magnet off to one corner of the pan. If you want a few just to have, Home Depot carries these in stock. Lowes does also. Box of 8 magnets for $2.00

37098 37099

Hello
I would like to buy a filter. Is it cheaper buying it here on the forum. If so, how do I proceed?
Thanks
Charlie

[Michael]

HI Charlie,

Filters are 46.00 each. If you want a magnet set please add 1.00, this will get you a pan magnet and a filter magnet. Shipping is 3.00 for the first filter and 1.00 for each additional filter.

For example, of you wanted 2 filters and 1 magnet set, you would send 93.00 plus 4.00 shipping for a total of 97.00.

You can paypal me at [email protected]

I also sell these on eBay if you prefer, link in my signature line below.

Thanks

[cpistocco]

HI Charlie,

Filters are 46.00 each. If you want a magnet set please add 1.00, this will get you a pan magnet and a filter magnet. Shipping is 3.00 for the first filter and 1.00 for each additional filter.

For example, of you wanted 2 filters and 1 magnet set, you would send 93.00 plus 4.00 shipping for a total of 97.00.

You can paypal me at [email protected]

I also sell these on eBay if you prefer, link in my signature line below.

Thanks
Thanks
I will do EBAY. I am more familiar with it.

[Michael]

I will be out of town from Jan. 1 to Jan 8, so I will not be able to ship any filters out that week. Any orders made before then will be placed in the mail before I leave on the 1st.

Thanks, Michael

[Jonathan]

I just came back to this thread to re-read what the back story was on the two different magnets.

The package arrived yesterday, Michael. It was well padded and the two filters arrived in great shape. Same as the earlier two I ordered. These two filters both had two magnets included, one for the filter and one for the pan. I'll use those next time around.

Just wanted to say thanks again. Good peace of mind knowing I am well stocked for future filter change-outs on my automatic. Cheers, and enjoy the driving season!

[Michael]

I thought that name looked familiar! Glad you like them! I figure on keeping about 6 or 7 for myself. If I don't use them all then they will go to the next owner. Only 37 left to sell to breathe a sigh of relief!

[Drive Stainless]

If anyone named Brent buys one, you owe me a nickel!

[Michael]

Alright, I am out of gaskets and all I could get was 48 more. I don't quite know if that's all I can get now or if 48 is all I can get ever. If it's the latter and saving 5 for myself, I have 43 filter kits left to sell and I'm done. If DMC stock is indeed depleted I will not be commisioning any gaskets to be made (although it would be easy enough) but with the amount of filters I have left and sales numbers, I will call it a day at 43.

As soon as I get the gaskets in I will reopen the ebay sales and set the quantity at 43, then we are done here.

Thanks for all the support!

[Michael]

Got my gaskets in today. For the time being 43 is it. In the future DMC may have more gaskets made if demand is there but I honestly don't see that happening.
Ebay auction is back up, quantity set to the last 43.
46690

[Michael]

17 left :wiggle:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DeLorean-Automatic-Transmission-Filter-Kit-/131597394095

[DARCOM]

Thought i would go ahead and buy one of your filters since you use a image of my dirty filter. lol

[Michael]

After being out of gaskets since last December, filter sales are back up again. I finally sourced some new gaskets since I got "cut off" from the vendors. I would love to give the vendor who put me back in business a plug but I'm not sure if I should. Anyway I can now resume selling the remaining filters, I did a rough count of 75 to 85 filters remaining.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131597394095?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[Drive Stainless]

After being out of gaskets since last December, filter sales are back up again. I finally sourced some new gaskets since I got "cut off" from the vendors. I would love to give the vendor who put me back in business a plug but I'm not sure if I should. Anyway I can now resume selling the remaining filters, I did a rough count of 75 to 85 filters remaining.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131597394095?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Were you really cut off? C'mon now.

[Delorean Industries]

Had I known I would have sold you the gaskets. We make these.... didn't know you were getting screwed over. If you want to package with our Silicone pan gasket we would be interested.

[Michael]

I wouldn't say I was getting "screwed over". Their gasket supply was getting to a level that they were not comfortable with and it would be a big undertaking to have more made up, they were just making sure they didn't run out.

[Michael]

I can see the finish line!

Only 40 left!