Does anyone use these Dimple Magnet Oil Plugs?

[arich]

Dimple Drain Plugs
TOYOTA/LEXUS NISSAN/ INFINITI

 

[INTP]

How much metal inside these engines is actually ferrous?

 

[AL LC2013]

I use on other cars (not this brand); I have seen a very light amount on the plug on occasion but never anything like you see on the website photos. Frequent oil changes and a quality filter I think are all you need. I have also used the filter mag product on metal oil filters and transmission pans and I think those are placebos, but who knows.

 

[bjowett]

Toyota installs magnets in the transmission pan, the bottom of the transfer case, and the drain plugs on both of the differentials. The stronger rare earth magnets look like a good idea, but for that price, I would like to see a method for the madness of going stronger... until then, I'll probably keep with the factory long and short magnets in all fill and drain locations in the t-case and diffs.

 

[AL LC2013]

Toyota installs magnets in the transmission pan, the bottom of the transfer case, and the drain plugs on both of the differentials. The stronger rare earth magnets look like a good idea, but for that price, I would like to see a method for the madness of going stronger... until then, I'll probably keep with the factory long and short magnets in all fill and drain locations in the t-case and diffs.

So, magnets are everywhere except the oil drain plug? Interesting. Maybe magnets can't trap anything smaller than the oil filter can trap.

 

[hankinid]

I've never gone cheap with parts or fluids or labor (if I'm not able to diy it)...but $35 to me is not what I'd like to drop on drain plugs. The plugs are beautifully machined, but you can get the same effect with a niobium magnet on the tip of the plug. Check amazon and eBay...I found some 10mm diameter by 2mm thick. Once stuck on the plug end and centered, they don't move. They're also cheap.

Steve

 

[thzpcs]

As cool as the magnetic drain plugs are, I feel like they're probably not really doing a whole lot.

 

[gaijin]

Or ... stick a high temp, high strength magnet on the outside of the drain plug - the magnetic field will conduct through the plug, and no worry about losing it. Here's one I found: K&J Magnetics: DX06SH

That site also has some interesting info on magnetic strength loss of magnets that are not "high temp" rated at temps as low as 176 DegF.

HTH

 

[arich]

I ordered some magnetic, low profile plugs from Beno since I'm changing fluids and needed to order washers and other misc stuff anyway.

Brian Jowett discussed the Transfer case plugs a couple months ago here:
Transfer case drainplug musings

 

[mark71]

I'm sure it goes without saying, but I hope all you magnetic experimenters can report back your findings.