Magnetic oil drain plugs!
 

http://www.magneticdrainplugs.com/

I just e-mailed them for the proper size plug for my 'Hawk. When they get back to me I will post it here. Who wouldn't buy one of these!!?? I'm gonna get one for my Grand Cherokee too!

Justin

Sounds like a damn good idea. Might invest in one myself. It's probably a bit late to catch metal from new but sure as hell can't hurt

It's seems those guys are just up the road from me! I've bought the neodium (sp?) magnets from a local source for a few dollars then simply centre-punched and drilled a hole in the drain plug to set the magnet in - same deal but probably a lot cheaper!

I just checked out www.leevalley.com and 1/4" rare earth rod magnets are 79 cents each!

I have one for my CRF450 and I am AMAZED at how much crap is in my oil.

Yes, please keep us posted

My wife's '07 SV650S had one from the factory. I just did it's 4th oil change, and there was hardly anything on the magnet this time. First 3 had slightly more, not a large amount, probably from break-in. Your filter should handle it, but the magnet doesn't hurt.

This auction on ebay is for filterdot

Looks like its just a magnet that you stick to your oil filter, they have a few videos on the auction showing them filter cut open. looks to be about 10 bucks after shipping. I think ill just find a rare earth magnet and stick to my filter next time.

Hmmm... I had been wondering about these for a while.
So they DO work. Good to know.

I also like Mr. Toad's DYI w/ neodynium magnet. I have access to some too. might try it one of these days.
thanks!

You know, a magnet on the filter is a great idea too!
I'm still waiting for a reply.

Here's my reply:

Hi Justin,


The correct plug for the Jeep is our 1067sm

http://www.magneticdrainplugs.com/inch.htm

I do not have a size listing for the VTR1000F. We need the thread diameter and pitch. The dealer may help or have a look at this page

http://www.magneticdrainplugs.com/ho...%20measure.htm

Regards,

Gary Grave
C.G. Enterprises Automotive Inc.
http://www.cgenterprises.com


Soooo, does anyone here know the TPI of our drain plugs? Then I can get a price.

I too would be interested to know the size for the Shawk if you even figure it out.

So whats the size? I'm interested, it's a good idea.

I am actually going with the filter dot idea. I plan on getting a strong magnet from the hardware store or somewhere, doesn't need to be a big one. The fact that I can throw the metal particles away instead of trying to wipe them from the magnet directly, seems the most logical way to do it.

So would it be logical to say you would just get a good magnet and attach it to the bottom of the oil pan nearest the drain plug to catch the metal???

Stick a big one on the end of the oilfilter like shizzy_wissy said and you are throwing it all out when swapping the filter...

you can buy a reuseable oil filter with a magnet built in so when you change your oil clean out the filter & its good to go again I have one fitted to my bike for the last 4 years no troubles.

I bought one off ebay last year, it came from england: http://cgi.ebay.com/HONDA-VTR1000-Fi...3A3%7C294%3A30

how much shit did it collect? anything notable?

no, because that way the metal particles are staying inside the engine. by putting the magnet on the filter, you are able to throw away all the collected metal shavings when you throw the filter away.

haven't changed it yet, gotta 1000 more to go

I'm not too fond of the reusable filters, aka Scotts-type. The filtraton efficiency is like half of that of a paper or synthetic throw-away. Spending the extra $10 every 3k makes me sleep well at night. As for the magnet, it's not a bad idea. I had a car or something way back that had one and it would collect ferrous sludge pretty regularly. I'm not sure how much of that would have been eventually caught by the filter...probably not much since the particles were so small they looked and felt like moly grease. They likely did not have the same lubricity though! :eek:

So, it sounds like the everyone basically agrees that attaching a fairly good magnet to your filter is a good idea. I guess that even if it only caught small amounts of ferrous metals it is still eliminating something that normally would remain.

yeppers!

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Like Greg said "...the particles were so small they looked and felt like moly grease". Very true and interesting to see. My '89 Honda Accord has a magnet on the drain plug to the automatic tranmission.
I happen to be doing some work to the radiator right now (On the Accord) and drained the transmission fluid the other day - wipes and smears like moly' grease. Kind of interesting.
I don't know why vehicle manufacturers don't put one of these in standard on all vehicles - totally worthwhile it appears. Better yet still, integrate a magnetic ring setup in the piping behind the oil filter. Then when you go to change the filter, you'd have a spot where you wipe off the ferous buildup at each oil change in addition to wiping down the drain plug magnet.