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Old 08-23-2015, 08:17 PM   #14
Timco
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Originally Posted by Pdwight View Post
all my cars have always left a thin (and I mean thin) film of something on my magnetic plugs. If you want scary put a magnetic drain plug in a manual transmission and check it in about a year.

If you get any chunks or anything you can roll between your fingers and feel....worry
So when my trans was out it has a huge built in magnet built into the very bottom. It was covered with a very thick sludge but no visible pieces or flakes. I cleaned it.

The film on my plug is like yours. Smooth film, but zero flakes I could see or feel.
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