Questions about Magnetic Oil Drain Plugs
I was thinking about picking up a magnetic drain plug to catch some of the metal bits floating around the engine and had a few questions.
1) All the ones I see online appear to be aluminum. Does this seem strong enough - especially if you are torquing the bolt down to crush the crush washer? 2) Is the stock plug steel? 3) Are there any downsides to this mod? |
I've ran one in my car for about 80'000 kms and no issues. The torque spec is 20 ft/lbs. It's obviously a little larger than the KLX plug but not by much, so the 11 ft/lb spec of for the KLX shouldn't hurt it.
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I use one. Tusk brand i believe. It's aluminum and has safety wire holes. I just snug it and then SS safety wire it to the frame.
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Yep
I use one.. my skid plate hides it well.. use anti- siz and don’t over tighten.. would rather drill out aluminum then steel ... works good.. 6yrs and 8 oil changes.. a must have.. but I really don’t get any metal... Like I said I want a softer metal |
You can buy a rare earth magnet for a couple bucks and stick it to the existing drain plug. Here's a thread on what I did.
https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...g-width-40138/ |
I need one too, OP. I need to safety wire my plug before track season this year and don't have any way to drill the stock one. I see Moose makes one for the KLX300 but I don't know if it will work.
I just don't trust aluminum for something as critical as the oil drain plug. |
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