Has anyone ever tried or know where to get a magnetic oil drain plug for a Supra?

[plaaya69]

I ordered a magnetic oil drain plug for my 87 Toyota Supra Turbo but when I took off the stock plug I noticed that the new magentic plug is smaller that the stock plug. It says on the package that it is for Toyota models but obviously not for my supra lol. I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about these magnetic oil drain plugs like if their good or bad and if anyone knows where to get one for a supra? Thanks:biglaugh:.

 

[7Mboost]

Yes they are good if you are breaking anything it will collect and let you know. They should be easy to find bring it in to your olcal auto parts store and ask for a matching magnetic one.

 

[plaaya69]

Yes they are good if you are breaking anything it will collect and let you know. They should be easy to find bring it in to your olcal auto parts store and ask for a matching magnetic one.

I did try my local Pepboys and my autozone but they both do not have anything that I need but I still will check out some other autopart stores to see if they have anything.

 

[BorHor]

I should get one the next time i oil change...

 

[Fletch124]

Reminds me, sweet SEMA 2006 product.

www.Filtermag.com

 

[GrimJack]

I seem to recall Jdub having some very valid points to mention about these things...

 

[ChadMKIII]

Positive or negative? Sounds interesting...

 

[GrimJack]

Negative, as I recall...

 

[ChadMKIII]

Not surprising. Lol. Oh well, can't miss what you never had.

 

[Jeff Lange]

A lot of Toyotas use magnetic plugs on various things like the tranny drain plug and diff drain plugs. I will check at work tomorrow and see if there is a supersession to a mag plug for the 7M.

 

[MarkIII4Me]

What would be the downside to just putting a powerful flat neodymium magnet on the oil and tranny pans? They can be had for quite cheap.

 

[supra90turbo]

The comments were negative because only a minute amount of the metal particles in your oil are ferrous. Aluminum, copper, nickel, and so on will not be attracted to the magnet.

If you have a lot of particles stuck to the magnet, it's bad news for your engine because you will only have a lot of iron when the engine is pretty well worn.

 

[7Mboost]

I did try my local Pepboys and my autozone but they both do not have anything that I need but I still will check out some other autopart stores to see if they have anything.

Maybe a WTB thread on here or Supraforums.

 

[suprageezer]

I don't use the magentic drain plug, but I have always placed a powerful magnet next to it. When I am going to do an oil change I pull the magentic off and let her flow. On the fact it only collects ferrous metal particles well ya thats right and those are the ones usually responsible for lapping your good parts the fastest. Its not a like a removing the ferrous metal particles is some kind of miracle trick its just one little simple easy way to help the engine in the long run, every little bit adds up to a few extra miles of life and a little insurace against failures.

 

[plaaya69]

Maybe a WTB thread on here or Supraforums.

I was thinking about it before but I think that is is very hard to find one for Toyota Supra.

I don't use the magentic drain plug, but I have always placed a powerful magnet next to it. When I am going to do an oil change I pull the magentic off and let her flow. On the fact it only collects ferrous metal particles well ya thats right and those are the ones usually responsible for lapping your good parts the fastest. Its not a like a removing the ferrous metal particles is some kind of miracle trick its just one little simple easy way to help the engine in the long run, every little bit adds up to a few extra miles of life and a little insurace against failures.

Yery good idea you have their. I have a heavy duty circular shape magnet that was ment for putting it on something metal but the magnet itself was ment for holding things from a ceiling and its maximum weight that it can hold is 64LBS which is pretty good. I also worked on a lexus es250 before and it also had a magnet on the oil pan. Probably if I cant find a magnetic oil drain plug I might do that.
Thanks again to all for the input.

 

[becauseican]

I just used a small magnet and epoxied it to the stock drain plug.

 

[jdub]

The comments were negative because only a minute amount of the metal particles in your oil are ferrous. Aluminum, copper, nickel, and so on will not be attracted to the magnet.

If you have a lot of particles stuck to the magnet, it's bad news for your engine because you will only have a lot of iron when the engine is pretty well worn.

This is correct...the discussion was actually about one of those magnetic oil filter wrap-around gizmos. Definitely not worth the $$$ spent for it. Using a magnetic oil drain plug will not hurt anything, but will not provide much benefit either. The size of the plug is either 12x1.25mm or 14x1.5mm...not at home right now to measure one.

Clevite Rod Bearings are made of a tri-metal construction with a steel backing, copper lead center and a soft alloy inner surface. By the time you are getting ferrous particles in your oil, the damage is done. A good filter will get all the metal particles in the oil.

 

[Clip]

I was thinking about it before but I think that is is very hard to find one for Toyota Supra.




Yery good idea you have their. I have a heavy duty circular shape magnet that was ment for putting it on something metal but the magnet itself was ment for holding things from a ceiling and its maximum weight that it can hold is 64LBS which is pretty good. I also worked on a lexus es250 before and it also had a magnet on the oil pan. Probably if I cant find a magnetic oil drain plug I might do that.
Thanks again to all for the input.

as for the 64lb holding strength of the magnet, i wouldnt put too much faith in that. i use some welding magnets for holding my pieces together while working and they hold 60 lbs, still not strong enough to resist a small jerk of the electrode if it gets stuck.

 

[jetjock]

God you guys are a riot. You're connected to the internet for crying out loud. The very first site that comes up when Googling "magnetic drain plug" is this one:

www.magneticdrainplug.com

I don't use a mag plug for the reasons stated. They have some value on trannys but something like a Trasko or even a regular oil filter is way better in that application. For those of you desparate to use magnets either strip the ones out of an old hard drive and stick them where desired or drop a cow magnet into the filter next time you put a new one on. Imo pretty useless but hey, if it makes you feel good go for it.

 

[bobiseverywhere]

not that it is a huge help but i just took apart an old Hard drive i have lying around and stuck the neodymium magnets to the oil filter. I am using a Wix Filter.

I figure if it can help even a little for the odd bits that can be in there then why not. plus the magnets were essentially free. Old / bad / dead HDD would have been tossed anyways