Magnetic Oil Plugs

[YourHondaSux]

Has any one tried those magnetic oil plugs? Supposedly they collect loose metal shavings and particles in your system that can be cleaned durring oil change. Seems like a good idea but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?

Here's one example:
http://www.holeshot.com/old/vmax/vmx_plug.html

That's not too expensive so even if it doesn't work, thats not too much money down the drain. What do you guys think?

Thanks!

 

[rakkasan]

Has any one tried those magnetic oil plugs? Supposedly they collect loose metal shavings and particles in your system that can be cleaned durring oil change. Seems like a good idea but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?

Here's one example:
http://www.holeshot.com/old/vmax/vmx_plug.html

That's not too expensive so even if it doesn't work, thats not too much money down the drain. What do you guys think?

Thanks!

They work. Not much more needs to be said

 

[YourHondaSux]

wow, thanks for that in-depth explanation.

now does anyone have any first hand experience with these?

 

[rakkasan]

wow, thanks for that in-depth explanation.

now does anyone have any first hand experience with these?

OK, metal shavings really do stick to the magnet. Is that better? I didn't know that you required an answer that could be achieved from the science kit that my 10 year old has. Im fact, if you'd like a demonstration, I'll have him give you one. That way you can have a warm & fuzzy feeling about spending your hard earned $9.95.

 

[IJ.]

LOL they're good and quite a few vehicles I've owned over the years have had them fitted stock.

 

[lagged]

yeah. its a magnet. thats all.

 

[1TuffSupra]

LOL they're good and quite a few vehicles I've owned over the years have had them fitted stock.

Yeah I was under the impression that most modern cars came with them stock. Every car Ive owned has had one, didnt really check the supra's though. Either way, they do their job quite well and also help diagnose/early detection of some problems if they should ever arise.

 

[YourHondaSux]

OK, metal shavings really do stick to the magnet. Is that better? I didn't know that you required an answer that could be achieved from the science kit that my 10 year old has. Im fact, if you'd like a demonstration, I'll have him give you one. That way you can have a warm & fuzzy feeling about spending your hard earned $9.95.

Jesus christ man! take a fucking chill pill. as i said in my first post, "I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?" Meaning, has anyone noticed a difference in their OWN PERSONAL VEHICLE. I wasn't looking for some brainless "it works" answer. If you don't have any experience with them, or just feel like being an asshole, then stay off my thread. Fuck! And the mods wonder why these discussions go to shit.

 

[shaeff]

settle down, y'all. no reason to be getting hot and bothered over an oil plug!

if i remember correctly, YourHondSux, the drain plugs on our transmissions have them, stock. (well, at least mine does) when i pulled the plug on my poor old w58 after i killed it, there was all kinds of goodies (read: metal shavings) stuck to that sucker!

-shaeff

 

[lanky189]

as i remember my trans plugs were NOT magnetic... and no toyota i've ever owned had magnetic drain plug... they're a good idea tho.. sometimes there is a magnet stuck inside the oil pan below the baffle for this very same reason...

 

[IJ.]

That's an Old School thing if ever there was one Lanky!

I have a tin of magnets I bought for that very reason !

 

[YourHondaSux]

cool. thanks guys!

 

[shaeff]

as i remember my trans plugs were NOT magnetic... and no toyota i've ever owned had magnetic drain plug...

damn, maybe mine was aftermarket then? i just thought it was stock because there was NOTHING done to my car when i got it (not even routine maintenance). it was just semi-rusty and beat to crap.

-shaeff

 

[GrimJack]

I'm certain that at least some of my Toyotas have had these stock. In any case, I've had them on both the tranny and engine plugs several times, and I am quite happy with the idea.

 

[majeskyb]

I had one in my old camaro. Never noticed anything stuck to it, but I never noticed anything floating in my oil before that either

 

[Ckanderson]

Buy some rare earth magnets or whatever thier called, WAY WAY stronger then normal magnets... I put like 3 on my oil filter, then just swap them when i change my filter.

 

[Adjuster]

I've had them on various cars and oil plugs of other vehicles.

Right now, I'm using 4 rare earth magnets stuck to the bottem of the oil pan. When I drain the oil, I remove the magnets just before I pull the plug. I'm hoping that as the oil is drained out, any metal shavings come out with the oil. I then put the magnets back in place, and refil the engine.

I really need to buy another plug with the magnet in there however as I think it's the best setup.

My Audi A8 transmission pan has a few magnets inside of it to catch any steel particles in the trans fluid. The idea is when you pull the pan to change the filter, you clean up the magnets.

I think many a qwickie lube place has walked off with magnetic pan plugs, or they are just dang lazy, and remove the magnet to clean it, and never put the magnet back into the plug. (Mine is hollow, and empty, and I'm sure there used to be a magnet in there at one time.)

I used to run with these magnets on my spin on filters, but now with the Canton filter, the alloy body will not keep a magnet in place. (I'd have to find some straps, and then it would be a problem since the filter traps crap inside of it, not on the outside like a pleated paper setup does.

 

[YourHondaSux]

Buy some rare earth magnets or whatever thier called, WAY WAY stronger then normal magnets... I put like 3 on my oil filter, then just swap them when i change my filter.

Will do. Thanks dude.

 

[SupraMario]

srry, but ahahah, this thread is funny.
You would think all the compaines would out-fit all their cars with magnetic oil plugs.
makes no sence, that they dont.

 

[Shawndude]

srry, but ahahah, this thread is funny.
You would think all the compaines would out-fit all their cars with magnetic oil plugs.
makes no sence, that they dont.

Well, not much in the engine that wears that would be magnetic in the first place. The bearings are aluminum with babbitt and maybe some copper or such. Nothing else really in there that would leave behind ferrous metals. Even the gears for the distributor or oil pump aren't steel.

It makes great deal of sense in transmissions and rear ends though, where the gears are made of iron/steel stuff, and it does wear in normal service. But usually there are magnets already in there, especially in auto transmissions.

By the way, most magnets loose vast majority of their strength once they reach around 200F. Some can even fall apart at that temperature, and make a bigger mess in your engine then they are preventing.