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Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

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    Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    What's the deal with these....anyone using them?

    Snake oil?

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    They cannot hurt, and they are cheap.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    I have a very strong magnet I put on the drain plug of my race bike.

    It has definitely picked up picked up filings that otherwise could have been sucked into the oil pump and sent elsewhere to the engine.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Yes I'm using one. Let's just say if I didn't have one I wouldn't have KNOWN I had a real problem with my motor. I'd have ran it, and likely clarked it.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    They are very common in aerospace where the product is not so sensitive to costs, definitely not snake oil.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    clarked it.
    Now that right there is funny way to say that!

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Quote Originally Posted by butcher bergs View Post
    I have a very strong magnet I put on the drain plug of my race bike.

    It has definitely picked up picked up filings that otherwise could have been sucked into the oil pump and sent elsewhere to the engine.
    that's cause some clown put it together

    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    clarked it.
    I don't even know the whole story but that's still funny right there. he's a verb now.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Ducatis come with them.
    I like the concept.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    There is good voodoo where there is a ring of magnets on the oil filter body

    I like magnet plugs always some fuzz on it

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Quote Originally Posted by DuncanMoto View Post
    Ducatis come with them.
    I like the concept.
    So do *cough* gixxers *cough*

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    yup. Suzuki's come with them stock as well. Good idea to have.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    So do KTMs

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    used to be popular on older cars, even stock on some, but with an all aluminum engine i'm not sure what they would do.

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    All aluminum? Not quite. Lol

    Plenty of steel in there.....except KTM it would seen. I think they make their cranks out of aluminum. :-/

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    My 05 SV650 comes with a stock one.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Better is super magnets taped on the oil filter

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Quote Originally Posted by Stromper View Post
    Better is super magnets taped on the oil filter
    That is an excellent idea...not

    The purpose of magnets on a drain plug is not to remove the ferrous metal from the oil but to provide a diagnostic tool.

    If you pull the plug to change the oil and find ALOT of filings you know there is something wrong.
    It is normal to have a layer of up to 1cm (less than 1/2 inch) depending on how often you change your oil.

    If you hide these filings in the oil filter you will never know...until it is too late.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Pull apart an old hard drive and pull out the "rare earth" magnets and put one on each side of your oil filter. One will surely be enough, but two can't hurt. No HDD? Look up rare earth magnets online. They're cheap.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    bearing material is non ferrous

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    If you really cared you would cut open your oil filter and examine the element or send out the oil for analysis.

    Me I would just like

    Can't we all just get along

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Quote Originally Posted by RandyO View Post
    bearing material is non ferrous
    Yeah, but transmission gears, cranks, cams, springs, buckets and followers are certainly not and it's the ferrous material from these bits that can get caught in the bearings and make a mess.

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    Is it ok to use car oil in my bike?

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    Re: Magnetic Oil Drain Plug

    They don't let You use Castor Bean Oil cause its a conspiracy man

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