At 11:48 PM 9/28/98 -0400, HKUSP40578@aol.com wrote:
>I remember a while back the talk about magnetic oil drain plugs and if=20
>they really work, well I couldn't find the posts in the archives so I=20
>would like to know if they are worth the $5.39 in Summit. Also, I remember
>some talk about the thread length and how wasn't too long as compared to
>the stock drain plug......anyone out there who has bought one, has there=20
>been any problems with the shorter threads???? Is it the 1/2"-20 thread=20
>by the way for my 93 Dak V6???? One more........thinking about this whole
>magnetic idea....I was looking at the oil filter magnet strap in the JC=20
>Whitney catalog, for $10 is it just overkill, or does that much crap=20
>get filtered around in my engine(95,000 miles)???? Should I just try one
>or the other and not both or get both???? Any ideas would be greatly=20
>appreciated on this attractive :) dilemma!!!!!
>Thanks,
>Kyle
>
Yep, I bought one. In fact, I think I brought up the "shorter=20
threads" thing. The thread size itself was fine (that is, it fit the=20
truck). I feel that the stock drain plug is of much higher quality=20
though. Hey, is it possible to magnatize the stock plug? That would=20
be the best of both worlds...
Anyway, I wasn't real happy with the Summit plug. Its collecting=20
dust in the garage. I only had it in for one oil change interval=20
(3000 miles), but the crappy gasket that came with it had hardened=20
and broke, which allowed some oil to leak! I couldn't find another=20
gasket that I was happy with (granted, I didn't look very long) so I=20
just gave up on it and put the old plug back in. I too have thought=20
about getting that oil filter magnet. Anyone have any experience with=20
'em? Do they work? I guess the only way to tell would be to cut open=20
the filters... Seems to me that a magnet on the filter would have=20
to be pretty strong, since the flow is higher there? Also, I wonder=20
what might happen if it managed to collect some particles and then=20
fell off and they all went through the system in a big chunk? :-) =20
(Color me paranoid.) ;-)
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