08-23-2015, 12:18 PM
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Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JayG
is the car level?
hot or cold?
if after driving, did you wait 5-10 min for it to drain back to the sump?
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The car is level and it was level for the oil change.
The oil change was done with the car warm (not quite up to the normal op temperature)
I did not wait any time after the drive. I will check in 15 or so minutes.
Another note. My last oil change was with a local indy who installed the LN magnetic plug. I removed the plug and there was no crush washer unless it washed out of with the oil. I ran my finger in the drain hole and there is no washer. Wouldn't I have had a leak for the past 12 months if the plug was installed without a crush washer?
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Last edited by jpc763; 08-23-2015 at 12:39 PM.
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08-23-2015, 01:14 PM
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Location: Listowel, Ontario, Canada
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Curious - why the magnetic drain plug if you've changed out the IMS? Thought the mag plug was to catch IMS issues, which you shouldn't have now?
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08-23-2015, 01:32 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Giller
Curious - why the magnetic drain plug if you've changed out the IMS? Thought the mag plug was to catch IMS issues, which you shouldn't have now?
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Had my IMS done, I'll stick with a magnetic plug. Even the minimal ferrous film I get is better than leaving it in there as I see it. I'd rather have anything that will stick to a magnet stuck right there.
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08-23-2015, 05:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Even the minimal ferrous film I get is better than leaving it in there as I see it. I'd rather have anything that will stick to a magnet stuck right there.
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Is what I saw on my plug "ferrous film"?
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08-23-2015, 05:59 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jpc763
Is what I saw on my plug "ferrous film"?
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Only one reason it would stick to the magnet, I'd think. I always just called it that.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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08-23-2015, 06:01 PM
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Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Only one reason it would stick to the magnet, I'd think. I always just called it that.
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Is it something I should worry about?
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08-23-2015, 07:00 PM
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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.
Here is my thin film on my May oil change
If you get any chunks or anything you can roll between your fingers and feel....worry
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08-23-2015, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Giller
Curious - why the magnetic drain plug if you've changed out the IMS? Thought the mag plug was to catch IMS issues, which you shouldn't have now?
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No IMS bearing on the market actually fixes the issue. I won't debate the strengths and weaknesses of any of them here, but none are a permanent fix. Any bearing will fail eventually.
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08-23-2015, 02:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jpc763
Wouldn't I have had a leak for the past 12 months if the plug was installed without a crush washer?
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Not necessarily. The washer is insurance against leaks but if the pan and fill plug mate cleanly, there won't be any leak. Conversely, drain plugs can leak even with new washers.
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