I recently changed the oil in my Focus for the first time since adding a magnetic drain plug.
When I changed it, I noticed that there was pretty much nothing on the plug. I was expecting quite a buildup, but it was quite the opposite.
To me, that's a good thing, but for those of you that have magnetic drain plugs, is this what you're seeing nowadays?
Also, are there any new cars that come from the factory with a drain plug anymore? My old '98 Chevy Cavalier did, but I have a buddy that owns about an '06-ish Impala and he says that his didn't come with a magnetic drain plug. I found that to be interesting. For what it's worth, I started to notice this lack of buildup as well on my '98 Cavalier towards the end of my ownership of that car.
In your opinion, is there any value anymore to using Magnetic Drain Plugs? In my mind there is and always will be, but I am shocked by the lack of buildup on the drain plug I saw this time around.
When I changed it, I noticed that there was pretty much nothing on the plug. I was expecting quite a buildup, but it was quite the opposite.
To me, that's a good thing, but for those of you that have magnetic drain plugs, is this what you're seeing nowadays?
Also, are there any new cars that come from the factory with a drain plug anymore? My old '98 Chevy Cavalier did, but I have a buddy that owns about an '06-ish Impala and he says that his didn't come with a magnetic drain plug. I found that to be interesting. For what it's worth, I started to notice this lack of buildup as well on my '98 Cavalier towards the end of my ownership of that car.
In your opinion, is there any value anymore to using Magnetic Drain Plugs? In my mind there is and always will be, but I am shocked by the lack of buildup on the drain plug I saw this time around.