Magnetic oil pan drain plug

Rich Z · 11-27-2015, 03:37 AM

Just did my third oil change on the Jeep with around 4700 miles on the odometer. Last time around I put in a magnetic drain plug in the oil pan, and I was curious to see what it might capture from the oil.

Well, definitely capturing SOMETHING ferrous in nature!

I wiped that metallic residue onto a paper towel to clean up the magnet:

And here's what the magnet looks like after being cleaned:

The magnet on that plug is actually pretty strong, but it really does not extend much into the oil pan. Wish the Jeep's 3.6L engine had a replaceable canister filter like most other vehicles so I could wrap a magnetic collar around it to try to remove more metal from the oil.

11-27-2015, 03:37 AM	#1
Rich Z Administrator Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Crawfordville, FL Posts: 193	Magnetic oil pan drain plug Just did my third oil change on the Jeep with around 4700 miles on the odometer. Last time around I put in a magnetic drain plug in the oil pan, and I was curious to see what it might capture from the oil. Well, definitely capturing SOMETHING ferrous in nature! I wiped that metallic residue onto a paper towel to clean up the magnet: And here's what the magnet looks like after being cleaned: The magnet on that plug is actually pretty strong, but it really does not extend much into the oil pan. Wish the Jeep's 3.6L engine had a replaceable canister filter like most other vehicles so I could wrap a magnetic collar around it to try to remove more metal from the oil.