Broken magnetic oil plug

nandosman · 05-12-2018, 09:05 AM

Anyway I think the safest bet would be to remove whatever is left in there. Dragging it through the hole is not possible because the piece of magnet is attached to the threads of the bolt, which won't let it pass the hole. I'll give it one more try today for the pan, let's see how it goes.

nandosman · 05-13-2018, 01:03 AM

I took down the whole thing. Ended up being easier than expected once I moved the sway bar out of the way. I'll have to wait 24 hours to cure the Ultra Grey, hopefully there wont be any leaks tomorrow when I put the new oil.

Fountainhead · 05-13-2018, 09:32 PM

I can see now why you had to get the stub out, that piece with the aluminum thread on it wouldn't be able to solidly stick to the metal pan. Good call on your part.

Looking at all those cavities made by the oil pan design reminds me why I always slightly jack up my car on one side when I change the oil, quite a bit (for my OCD self) comes out that wouldn't otherwise drain if the pan were left level.

05-12-2018, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
nandosman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: IL, US Posts: 344 Drives: 2014 370Z T/S Rep Power: 9	Anyway I think the safest bet would be to remove whatever is left in there. Dragging it through the hole is not possible because the piece of magnet is attached to the threads of the bolt, which won't let it pass the hole. I'll give it one more try today for the pan, let's see how it goes. __________________ FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| FI 18" Res CBE \| Stillen Gen 3 CAI \| Dynotuned @ Dynosty EcuTek 325 whp

05-13-2018, 01:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
nandosman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: IL, US Posts: 344 Drives: 2014 370Z T/S Rep Power: 9	I took down the whole thing. Ended up being easier than expected once I moved the sway bar out of the way. I'll have to wait 24 hours to cure the Ultra Grey, hopefully there wont be any leaks tomorrow when I put the new oil. Trips, JARblue, Rusty and 4 others like this. __________________ FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| FI 18" Res CBE \| Stillen Gen 3 CAI \| Dynotuned @ Dynosty EcuTek 325 whp

05-13-2018, 09:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fountainhead Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: FL Posts: 834 Drives: 2019 Civic Type R Rep Power: 15	I can see now why you had to get the stub out, that piece with the aluminum thread on it wouldn't be able to solidly stick to the metal pan. Good call on your part. Looking at all those cavities made by the oil pan design reminds me why I always slightly jack up my car on one side when I change the oil, quite a bit (for my OCD self) comes out that wouldn't otherwise drain if the pan were left level. Last edited by Fountainhead; 05-13-2018 at 09:35 PM.

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