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Old 12-26-2011, 08:40 AM   #1
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Anyone Need a Boxster Magnetic Drain Plug??
Bought the materials to make my own Magnetic Drain plug and was forced to buy more supplies than I actually needed to make just one for Myself.

My extra supplies seem to be lasting forever!!!

Includes the drain plug and gasket with very strong RARE EARTH MAGNET fused onto the plug.

These are great indicators of how much metal you have floating around in your oil and also great for detecting IMS bearing failure before its too late.


$16 shipped each.


PM me and let me know if any of you guys need one??
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Old 12-29-2011, 12:32 PM   #2
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Mine just got here today. This was money well spent as the plug is really nice. Thanks!!!
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Old 12-29-2011, 07:15 PM   #3
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If I purchase one can you send a few extra gaskets so I can replace them at each oil change? Thanks
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:33 AM   #4
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Hi, I do not have any spare gaskets unfortunately, each plug I buy only comes with one gasket.

You can buy gaskets at local stores I imagine
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:45 AM   #5
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Can you ship to Malta? EU.
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Old 01-03-2012, 01:11 PM   #6
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I can ship anywhere in the world if you like.
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Old 01-15-2012, 11:43 AM   #7
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just got back from vaca, will send out ones bought on Monday. sorry for delay!
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Old 01-20-2012, 12:19 PM   #8
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Yours was sent out monday and I will be sending the other 2 that were just ordered tomorrow.
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Old 01-30-2012, 10:56 AM   #9
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Those 2 were sent out.
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Old 02-11-2012, 10:56 AM   #10
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all paid for plugs have been sent guys!
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Old 02-22-2012, 05:37 PM   #11
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1 more plug set out.
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:32 PM   #12
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pm replied on the plug
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Old 03-29-2017, 07:56 AM   #13
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Wish I saw this before I bought a more expensive one from ECS tuning.
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Old 03-29-2017, 09:10 AM   #14
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Hopefully you have a few left.
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Old 03-11-2012, 01:30 PM   #15
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Its getting warmer.....which means oil change time!!! Anyone need a Mag Plug?
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Old 03-12-2012, 11:12 AM   #16
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Are the magnetic drain plugs THE solution?

I don't think so because the interval between checks of the drain plug is less than the interval between beginning of failure and boom. What is that interval? Less than 500 miles and no one is going to check the plug (or the filter) that often.

Install drain plug ... drive a while ... failure starts ... IMS sheds ... parts collect on plug ... boom happens ... your next 3k (or whenever) check was scheduled to happen and you would have caught it if the 5th item was before the 7th. But if it wasn't (and there is a better chance it wasn't) your plug may not have done anything for you. Now if you detect around the 4th to 5th item, then any ferrous bits may have been trapped by the plug and saved from ingestion. So I'm not saying the item is useless, just that its chances of helping you are the product of the probability of IMS failure in the first place times the probability that your check was in the right interval. My guess is that total is about 1/10 of 1% per car year.
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Old 03-27-2012, 10:55 AM   #17
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Not sure about everyone else but my magnetic plug on my car collects stuff between oil changes....that would otherwise be floating around in the oil.......
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Old 03-27-2012, 02:09 PM   #18
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I'll take on shipped to NJ... paypal work?
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Old 03-28-2012, 12:58 PM   #19
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Old 03-29-2012, 07:10 AM   #20
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Do you recommend the metal crush washers with this plug? Or the rubber style?
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