08-23-2015, 02:14 PM
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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, 02:32 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, 06:36 PM
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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, 06:59 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
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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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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
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08-23-2015, 07:01 PM
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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, 08:00 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, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Pdwight
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
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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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08-23-2015, 09:38 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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