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Old 02-16-2007, 08:00 PM   #1
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Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

What do people think of these? I've used one on many of my Toyotas and like them but wonder if they're nessasary. Anyone else use them?
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Old 02-17-2007, 06:56 AM   #2
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what kind did u use and how did u benefit from using it?...any downside?
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Old 02-19-2007, 01:11 PM   #3
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It's a fully machined aluminum plug with aluminum crush washer. That’s the original plug in the package as the magnetic plug is installed in my Yaris. They’re supposed to reduce engine wear by attracting and holding on to any metallic particles to small to be filtered out by the oil filter. I have never had the amount shown in the picture stuck to the plug, perhaps because Toyota’s are built so well, but do have some indicating the filter doesn’t catch everything.





Almost forgot, I owned several brands of these and some are complete crap. This one is actually made very well.

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Old 02-19-2007, 01:38 PM   #4
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This is what it looks like, but silver.

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Old 02-19-2007, 09:19 PM   #5
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This is what it looks like, but silver.

where to purchase?
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Old 02-19-2007, 09:31 PM   #6
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I found this.

http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/Pr...Ntt=oil+magnet
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Old 02-19-2007, 09:57 PM   #7
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Yes, those also are supposed to be good.
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Old 02-19-2007, 09:58 PM   #8
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where to purchase?
Honestly, ebay is easiest. Should be about $10 plus shipping.

Size is the same for all Toyotas, I actually kept mine when I sold my Tacoma.
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Old 02-19-2007, 10:02 PM   #9
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ill take a look... thanks
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:04 PM   #10
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just buy a bunch of ceramic magnets from ac moore. I placed 3 ontop of each other and set them on the plug. Then I placed 3 more near the plug. I've been driving and they haven't fallen off. I also have a few on the oil filter. Its a 4 dollar solution.
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Old 11-12-2010, 02:23 PM   #11
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arent neo-mags awesome...i mean at harbor freight you can get some tiny mega-magnets for .99. and you get like 10 of them. i have some on my fridge...and i cant pull them off without a tool or sliding to the edge of the door...tehy're that strong.

just put a few on the oil filter and leave them alone...tehy wont fall off, and if they do you lose .10 per unit??? come on. you can also stick them on the fuel rail and make your own 'mystery fuel economy booster' that people sell on tv for like 50 bux. if it works in oil, it'll work on fuel too.
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Old 11-15-2010, 10:19 PM   #12
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haha fuel magnets, funny.....

I do have the filter-mag slapped on all my vehicles including our new yaris and the less small metal particles floating around suspended in the oil, the longer the oil will last and the less friction drag associated across the bearings which can possibly add to slight increases in acceleration & gas mileage though most probably wont notice any short term benefits, long term engine wear will be the sure test.

drain plug magnet is a great way of telling just what is floating around in suspension, but the filter-mag is the only real way to capture it before its force circulated to all critical bearings
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Old 11-15-2010, 10:50 PM   #13
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hahaha...you can always glue some to the bottom of the fuel tank. how cool would that be to see some metal on them when you go to change the pump in about 350k miles...actually, that would suck.

any way...yeah it was a gimmic. you can take the magnet off a pair of earphones with noise canceling (where they take the wire, loop it around a magnet, and close the magnet on the wires) and make the same thing. jsut a series of magnets in a circle that clips together around the fuel line. supposed to make the atoms align a certain way and vaporize better out of the injectors. ha...'tornado' anyone???
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Old 11-16-2010, 06:41 PM   #14
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haha fuel magnets, funny.....
Yah fuel magnets are a complete joke! Breaking the molecules up so they burn more efficiently...... HEHEHE

Magnetic drain plugs or filter magnets ARE a good idea though. It can be impressive what either of these can pick up even with the engine filter.

www.goldplug.com - Magnetic drain plugs
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