Magnetic oil drain plug

[tonycarreon]

randall:

i had the exact same "questions" once i received mine. i kept wondering what would happen if i hit a small rock since the head does not sit flush with oil pan.

i kept putting off using it.

a previous oil change however forced my hand. i "stripped" the oem plug's head (sorry, words fail me - the part that you put the hex bit into, not the threads themselves) and had no alternative other than to put the "big head" bolt in. i figured i'd change it out with the next oil change.

that was almost 10k miles ago. no issues with it. yes it hangs a little lower but not enough to actually hit anything. no leaks from it. i used the "heat resistant" washer and placed a regular crush ring on top though after asking the seller about he, he said it's not necessary. just figured "why not".
[------ oil pan -----]
[--- crush ring ----]
[- plastic washer -]
{== big head ==}

since putting it on, i've driven to colorado and canada. some mountain roads and a couple of "loose" pavement roads. no issues.

[Bala]

They are the neodimum magnets. Though they are very strong they are also very brittle. If they took off they probably would be chewed up by the machinery inside. I don't have one but thinking of it for the next change. I tried to put some on the head of the bolt but those nuts are not iron. So, has to be on the inside glued.

[kotto]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

randall:

i had the exact same "questions" once i received mine. i kept wondering what would happen if i hit a small rock since the head does not sit flush with oil pan.

i kept putting off using it.

a previous oil change however forced my hand. i "stripped" the oem plug's head (sorry, words fail me - the part that you put the hex bit into, not the threads themselves) and had no alternative other than to put the "big head" bolt in. i figured i'd change it out with the next oil change.

that was almost 10k miles ago. no issues with it. yes it hangs a little lower but not enough to actually hit anything. no leaks from it. i used the "heat resistant" washer and placed a regular crush ring on top though after asking the seller about he, he said it's not necessary. just figured "why not".
[------ oil pan -----]
[--- crush ring ----]
[- plastic washer -]
{== big head ==}

since putting it on, i've driven to colorado and canada. some mountain roads and a couple of "loose" pavement roads. no issues.

Just the comment that I need to proceed with mine. Got the same concern since I am really thinking of doing the same thing. Hopefully, I could do it the right way. It would be such a mess if something would just leak out. Anyway, thanks.