Oil change and magnetic drain plug
05-24-2009, 06:56 PM
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Oil change and magnetic drain plug
Guys and Girls,
I changed my oil today which said 34% is left........it was about 5 months and 5000 miles.
I have a Corvette Z06 (they have 2 drains) and had a spare magnetic plug left over from a parts order; would a Z06 drain plug fit a 2.4L HHR?
Yes it is identical threads, length as well as the 15mm head size. Let's just see what kind of trash I attract during my next oil change!
I think that GM must really stick close to the parts bin with cars and that's not bad.
QuickRick
I changed my oil today which said 34% is left........it was about 5 months and 5000 miles.
I have a Corvette Z06 (they have 2 drains) and had a spare magnetic plug left over from a parts order; would a Z06 drain plug fit a 2.4L HHR?
Yes it is identical threads, length as well as the 15mm head size. Let's just see what kind of trash I attract during my next oil change!
I think that GM must really stick close to the parts bin with cars and that's not bad.
QuickRick
06-01-2009, 06:43 AM
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A magnetic oil drain plug in your engine serves no practical purpose.
There is no ferrous metal to ferrous metal rubbing contact inside of your engine. If you have ferrous metal particles in your engine you are going to find out in the most catastrophic way, not by finding chips stuck to a magnet. Transmissions and differentials are different because there is ferrous metal to metal contact so it's possible that there could be something floating around in there that would stick to a magnet.
Don't waste your time or money.
There is no ferrous metal to ferrous metal rubbing contact inside of your engine. If you have ferrous metal particles in your engine you are going to find out in the most catastrophic way, not by finding chips stuck to a magnet. Transmissions and differentials are different because there is ferrous metal to metal contact so it's possible that there could be something floating around in there that would stick to a magnet.
Don't waste your time or money.
06-01-2009, 07:23 AM
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06-01-2009, 11:25 AM
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By the time any chunk of steel large enough to fall to the bottom of the pan and become stuck to a magnet the damage has already been done and you're being towed away.
A magnetic oil drain plug may make you feel good but it serves absolutely no practical purpose.
06-03-2009, 09:35 PM
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Its not the chunks the magnet picks up..its all the "FUZZ" that collects...this fuzz acts like an abrasive on the softer metals..if they were useless the aircraft industry wouldn't be using them,nor would GM..the next higher check would be an oil sample.....