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Originally Posted by rick3000
I never saw the appeal of the $30 magnetic plugs since any plug drain plug should be replaced every few changes (in my opinion). I use a regular $5 plug, and replace it every oil change (probably overkill). To get a magnet in the oil system I got a FilterMag.  |
Rick Here's something to consider if you haven't already. I have both mag drain plug and filtermag. The filtermag will only see metal that is picked up by the oil pump and pumped through the filter. However a large ish piece of metal may not pass through the pump pick up screen and will not get out of the sump. The mag plug will (hopefully) pick it up from the sump where it can be found before you drop the sump next time. My logic: Filtermag is for wear particles circulating, Mag plug is for IMS deteriorating!
Cheap insurance. But I do believe the flange could be thicker, like the OEM one. Although I wonder if it is designed as a weak point to prevent pan failure on over torque.