Is there any downside to having a magnetic oil drain plug installed at next oil change?

 

Other than the cost of it I can't see any other downside

 

11 GS do my own oil and added magnetic as a general PM.

 

Don't forget there are two drain plugs if it's dry sumped.

 

Have a wet sump added a mdp and two 2 inch in pan flat round washer like magnets from Northern tools have two of those in the trany oil pan as well.

They don't allow unwanted metallic particles flowing around and that's an allied for peace and longer life.

I routinely find metallic particles that are way too small to be trapped by the filter even though i have a 55 lbs on filter magnet too.

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None as long as you're the one doing the oil changes and will take the time to clean off the particles. Don't expect the local oil change jockey to do the same service.

Personally, I expect the filter to do that job. The size of the particles of ferrous materials captured by a magnet, that could cause additional wear are no smaller than the size of any other particles captured by the filter.

 

Its matter of opinion!

Take in consideration that not all magnets are the same...conventional magnetic lose effictiveness under high temperature - even among "rare earth" types!

Higher temperature rare earth types are substantially more expensive.

I am a believer of using magnet on all drain plugs, includeinng trans and differential.

Having said that. Since I also make my own MDP, high temperature capable magnet is my preference. Additional are also sticked on body of engine oil filter exterior.

In the case, where weight saving is more of a concern, such as with my motorcycle...aside correct type magnet, drain plug is custom machined titanium.

Bottom line-it is to each his own!

 

I have the magnet that sticks to the bottom of the oil filter which holds on DAMN tight. Since I have the Fumoto oil drain plug on my 012 GS it's not magnetic so I opted to use the exterior magnet. The Fumoto is so much easier to use when draining engine oil. And since I have the wet sump, I have only one drain plug.

 

These might not be related to engine oil...although both are Chevy...again, need is all depends on ones opinion!

Food for thought:

1. On the bottom of my previous owned Chevy Astro van, during dropping its auto trans steel oil pan to replace with an over capacity after market aluminum oil pan as well as installation of a higher performance shift kit.....noticed there was a flat magnet glued on oem steel oil pan, loaded with magnetic sludge
....so, aside the customery home made MDP, I epoxy large flat "rare earth" type on new aluminum pan.

2. Few years back, during process of differentail change out from stock to an 4:10 on my '05 Vette, manual tail shaft cover had to be replace with an '06 up adaptor, after oem tail shaft cover was removed, there on the bottom of the transmission housing, forward of the mating flange for the tail shaft housing-two flat glued on flat magnets-both were covered with magnetic sludge.

I certainly am not pretending to be an subject matter expert, rather simply expressing my observation.

Most averge car owner seldom work on their car, especially on auto/manual transmission....!

Just "guessing", based on magets were in both Chevy oem auto and manual trans...maybe Chevy engineers put magets in there for a good reason?

I dare to speculate, maybe magnetic sludge is akin to extra fine grade lapping compound-captured magnetic sludge is better than allow it to circulate!?

 

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