magnetic sump plugs

[Bosch Man]

..i dont understand why you need one?

Oil filter surely takes the shit out hence why car makers dont use them..i heard its a cost thing from the sellers why they not use them....i dont understand most cars have atleast a 60k warranty...if metal fillings were in your engine they would fuck it up within 10 miles surely?

...it really shocks me why these are being sold apart from conning the stupid?

A genuine question please educate me?

[Dan Le Moignan]

I wonder aswell, most cars ive ever owned have had in excess of 60k on them, one had 120k and another had 160k ive never had a car with an engine problem! (please dont temp fate!). so not sure why all of a sudden these sump plugs are needed?. None of my friends have ever had engine problems either and as stated, when we were younger most of our cars were high mileage!

[cosmo]

I think there is a lot of hype and scaremongering going on with this mag plug thing myself Phil.

the main cause of swarf or filing's in your oil above and beyond what the filter can cope with is a sign of a major failing or wear in the motor, and no magic plug is going to save you, only a magic wand

[COZZFATHER]

a thread about magnetic sump plugs isn't a thread about magnetic sump plugs with out Aroncast sticking his boot in about them

[jeardley]

thought id entered a stargate and found myself in another forum for a minute

anyway, as above if you need one your engine is already past it i think.

[luca]

Agreed! Its meelry a product serving a problem that is not even there.

[F12NCO]

Good salesmanship by some...........

Complete fucking fad! You got filings in your oil, then theres other, BIGGER issues to be concerned with!

[The Radman]

own up then, whos bought one? i must admit on cars ive had in the past which were fitted with them its amazing how many filings were stuck to them come oil change time

[Simon T]

isn't the front diff plug on cossie 4x4's magnetic?

[JHS]

isn't the front diff plug on cossie 4x4's magnetic?

Yes it is

[Dan Le Moignan]

When looking back through my history, my car has been fitted with a magnetic sump plug from Tremona garage

[AlexD]

I dont see the point tbh .

Its just another thing to panick over when you do a oil change ..

[F12NCO]

stick a magnet to the oil filter.............

[escosracer]

my old minis had it std (gearbox swims in engine oil)....other than that i've never seen any on other engine sumps, just for diffs...

if no manufacturer is using them then clearly we all need them ASAP Im even gonna write to Audi and Porsche immediately why my english collegues have them and i dont....

additives are another con like the 1 above...

[F12NCO]

if no manufacturer is using them then clearly we all need them ASAP Im even gonna write to Audi and Porsche immediately why my english collegues have them and i dont....

additives are another con like the 1 above...

All that money they spend on R&D and some bloke in Blackpool (who looks down his nose as my mates) did it his shed!

Bad form motor industry!