Transmission Magnet forgot to reinstall..

[1 SX]

Hey, quick question, i did a pan drop on the ciera, replaced the filter & gasket, reinstalled, filled with 6 qts of Castro HM ATF fluid, only to notice the transmission pan magnet was left out... How could i forget to put it back in the pan after cleaning everything up? I dont know..

Is it needed for say a 20K max mile OCI? That should be less then 6 months.. on the next change i will put it back in, or should i drop the pan, and reinstall it now? Its a small little magnet, pretty strong though, about the size of a oil change sticker..

Thanks!.

 

[-SyN-]

Just place it on the outside of the pan... That way you don't loose it... I have a magnet about twice the size of a silver dollar on the bottom of my pan surrounding the drain plug...Then I have 3 Neodymium Magnets attached to my spin-on transmission filter...I really like my magnets...

 

[MaximaGuy]

Don't bother about the magnet and a good refresh of the fluid as u did is plenty, if you could find a drain plug with a magnet that would give you peace of mind. A neatly broken down transmission catches less on the magnets.

Enjoy the hardwork and a new soup for the tranny!!

 

[MuzzleFlash40]

I've done that before. Just stick it to the bottom of the pan and put it back in the next time you do the pan drop. No worries!

 

[mechtech2]

Me too... just stick it [or a stronger one] on the pan bottom.

 

[NYSteve]

The car has survived 20 years on US roads, it will last 6 months with the pan magnet.

 

[Donald]

Install a Magnefine.

 

[Kestas]

Don't sweat it. My car - a Mercedes - did not come with a pan magnet. I installed one when I changed the trans fluid and dropped the pan.