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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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Does anyone know/seen or heard of mugen making magnetic oil draining plugs.

I know spoon make them as I was gonna buy a set but ive seen a photo on google of supposedly "mugen" plugs but the link is eBay so fake just wondering if there are genuine ones out there. Cheers
 
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And for the funny f***ers out there bolt not plug bolt
 
Old Aug 9, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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here we go again with mugen fan love lol.are you talking about engine oil or transmission oil???. put it this way if you have shards of metal happening in your engine oil you got bigger problems then a magnet can fix but with that being said napa,pepboys and every car parts store does sell these items for nowhere near the price that mugen would. side note ive heard of cheap magnetic drain plugs failing and letting go of the magnet.
 

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Originally Posted by AquaEJ9
Does anyone know/seen or heard of mugen making magnetic oil draining plugs.

I know spoon make them as I was gonna buy a set but ive seen a photo on google of supposedly "mugen" plugs but the link is eBay so fake just wondering if there are genuine ones out there. Cheers
They are all the same. Find a decent company at a good price and pick them up if you want them. I install a mag oil drain bolt on all of my cars just so it is easier when doing an oil change. The bolt stays on the steel oil pan rather than dropping into the pan of oil.

There is a magnetic inside the trans IIRC

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No need to anticipate negative responses, this will only draw more negativity towards you.
 
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Yes I can confirm the manual transmissions have a rather large magnet inside as a stock feature. You have to take the unit apart to clean the magnet though.
 
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here we go again with mugen fan love lol.are you talking about engine oil or transmission oil???. put it this way if you have shards of metal happening in your engine oil you got bigger problems then a magnet can fix but with that being said napa,pepboys and every car parts store does sell these items for nowhere near the price that mugen would. side note ive heard of cheap magnetic drain plugs failing and letting go of the magnet.
I did a little research and shards in the oil is natural engine wear ive had it on every car I've had even new off the showroom cars if its white shards then it's serious wear on important and expensive parts and Cheap bolts yes but I just spent £40 on a set of genuine spoon bolts off spoon performance Europe so shouldn't be a problem
 
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They are all the same. Find a decent company at a good price and pick them up if you want them. I install a mag oil drain bolt on all of my cars just so it is easier when doing an oil change. The bolt stays on the steel oil pan rather than dropping into the pan of oil.

There is a magnetic inside the trans IIRC



No need to anticipate negative responses, this will only draw more negativity towards you.
Thanks for the info much appreciated and ok thanks for the advice (might be why people have tried to start a keyboard war with me :/ ah well)
 
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Yes I can confirm the manual transmissions have a rather large magnet inside as a stock feature. You have to take the unit apart to clean the magnet though.
What would it take to get to the magnet?
(I'm Hoping Honda put it in an appropriate enough place for the owner to get to :/)
 
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microscopic particles yes thats normal and that's why there is an oil filter. shards of metal large enough to be attracted to a weak magnet no you got bigger problems than a spoon drain plug can fix. if the metal is trapped by the magnet its already to late and is kind of pointless to have. there's a reason your honda did not come already with one.
 
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What would it take to get to the magnet?
(I'm Hoping Honda put it in an appropriate enough place for the owner to get to :/)
Remove transmission from car, take out the 15 or so bolts that hold the case together, release the secret snap ring, and pull case halves apart.

I can get to any part on my car but some take a longer time than others.
 
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