SportEL

Topic speaks for itself. Any suggestions?

Eran

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Any of them. It's kind of hard to screw up a .... bolt.

SportEL

Well, apparently some have a stronger magnet. Just wondering if an E-bay one is sufficient.

Eran

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The stock non-magnetic one is sufficient. There are 400+whp cars that don't run aftermarket drain plugs.

SportEL

Well wouldn't it be smart to increase the life of your engine by getting one of these? Especially for a high performance 400whp car.

t0p_sh0tta

If you've got enough shavings to cause engine damage, that magnetic plug isn't going to help you.

instrument

if you are asking this question you can't possibly have a 400whp car, unless one of your parents got it for you for your birthday.

get the 3$ one at autozone, do you understand their purpose?

ke98248

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Password JDM or Golden Eagle has them for sale.

Targa250R

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A magnetic drain plug is not going to increase the life of your engine.

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Bingo.

SportEL

This is just for preventative maintainence. Yes, I understand what the purpose of the magnetic plugs are for. Because the engine has moving internal parts, it will shed some metal particles due to friction. You want to have clean lubricant circulating through the engine, and the magnet will attract these metal particles so they won't cause unnecessary wear and tear. So thereby, won't that prolong the life of your engine?

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SportEL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is just for preventative maintainence. Yes, I understand what the purpose of the magnetic plugs are for. Because the engine has moving internal parts, it will shed some metal particles due to friction. You want to have clean lubricant circulating through the engine, and the magnet will attract these metal particles so they won't cause unnecessary wear and tear. So thereby, won't that prolong the life of your engine?

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There's a guy that used to go to my Honda dealership with over a million miles on his Accord. His car was running strong as the day he bought it.

What was his secret?

I don't know, but I guarantee it wasn't magnetic drain plugs.

Targa250R

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You can worry about stuff like that until you have an aneurysm. It still isn't going to make your engine last any longer.

My D16A6 has 262,000 miles on it (several thousand of them at the track) and still runs strong as ever. It has never had magnetic drain plugs, synthetic oil, or fancy filters. All I know is that I spend a lot less money than the suckers who buy all of that crap, and still end up with a well-running engine - because I maintained it properly.

Magnetic drain plugs aren't going to save a D15B7 when the head gasket blows at 120,000 miles, or a D16Y7 that's been run all of its life with 1 quart of oil in the sump, or a D16Y8 when the oil pump explodes, or an LS-VTEC that stretches the stock LS rod bolts and spins bearings.

I can guarantee you that I've never heard of a Honda engine failure due to suspended particulates that could have been prevented by using a magnetic drain plug.

Syndacate

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SportEL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is just for preventative maintainence. Yes, I understand what the purpose of the magnetic plugs are for. Because the engine has moving internal parts, it will shed some metal particles due to friction. You want to have clean lubricant circulating through the engine, and the magnet will attract these metal particles so they won't cause unnecessary wear and tear. So thereby, won't that prolong the life of your engine?

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If your oil is working how it should, you shouldn't be shedding metal particles. At least not at a rate that's worth paying attention to.

It's unnecessary, but if you wanna get it just to get it, go for it.

acmoc

30.00 $... couldn't hurt. Weaksauceparts.com, Blox magnetic drain plug set; 30.00 shipped

baja74vw

For the price, http://www.magneticdrainplug.com has the strongest magnet on the market. I prefer the extra protection. Sure, don't have to have one, but you never know what will cause the death of your engine.

Tim

Targa250R

There's a sucker born every minute.

baller status

There's many recommended things that wont make any noticeable difference to engine life. I know a guy that ran the original factory oil and never changed it after 200k miles. Does that mean I should be like him? I change my oil when it's hot and I pre-lube the filter before it goes in. That will make no noticeable difference to engine life.

I like the idea behind it, but I wouldn't pay more than $5.

SportEL

I actually got the one from MFactory a while back. It was less than $15 shipped. It was an inexpensive mod so even if it helps or not won't affect me at all.