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The leak was fixed. I put the original drain bolt back on (with a new crush washer) and got out my torque wrench to make sure it was tight enough. After several turns past where I thought I would strip the drain, It was tight enough. No leaks since then. |
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^^Torque wrenches are good . . . until they go out of calibration.
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i was looking around and saw the fumoto oil drain valve which seems like a great idea and would be perfect for quick and less messy oil changes but im not sure if that is really necessary for me since im going with eneos sustina oil which will last over 5k+ miles before another change is necessary... while reading about the fumoto i see people using that with the magentic oil filter clasp thing, (i forgot the name of it) which wraps around the oil filter instead? can anyone chime in about the set up and which would be a preferable choice for someone in my situation? |
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When I saw that item, all I could think of was: Do I want to introduce magnets into the engine bay? Is there even a small chance that magnets might interfere with things like the ECU? Maybe it's just me . . . . |
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@Marrk, @frs10
Looks like [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Pan-Filter-Magnet-Neodymium/dp/B005RH44VC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379018489&sr=8-1&keywords=oil+filter+magnet"]this [/ame]will work good. Rather than attaching/covering the filter with magnetic stuff that could "potentially" damage electrical components in engine bay, stick this under the oil pan? I don't know, but this should pull good amount of metal particles while oil moves around. |
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I like the idea of a magnet on the oil drain plug, but what are we really talking about here?
It used to be the case that new engines would throw off some metal flash during break-in. Now, the technology has improved to such an extent that many believe that you can expect much less of this, and it pretty much all comes out in the first oil change. As for after the break-in period, if you guys are finding lots of metal on your drain plug magnets, you've got some real problems. Your thoughts, gentlemen? |
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My first oil change @ 400kms = metal particles a plenty on oil pan, 2nd oil change @ 7500kms = nothing to the naked eye !
Magnet = not necessary :| Change oil & filter often & your engine will love you for a very long time |
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Isn't it every 7000km? And whats with all the metal particles? Im only at 1200km for now and hopefully no metal particles :p |
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