Magnet in the oil pan. . . Oops?

Originally Posted by Zyonara91 It’s a small magnet, it would stick to the pan when I’d take the oil out. For reference it was a Z1 magnetic oil drain plug.

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Magnet in the oil pan. . . Oops?

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10-27-2020, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zyonara91

It’s a small magnet, it would stick to the pan when I’d take the oil out. For reference it was a Z1 magnetic oil drain plug. I just don’t want any crazy damage done you know?

I hear you. There is 0.00001% chance it can make it through the mesh.

My only distant concern is that it's accumulating metal particles and you can't get them out of the pan... I don't see that causing an actual issue, just more of a "if it shouldn't be there, then it shouldn't be there" thing.

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