Alternative magnetic sump plug

Discussion in '748 / 916 / 996 / 998' started by Haydn, Jan 25, 2014.

  1. Anybody using a hex head magnetic sump plug instead of the crappy OEM one. Avintia racing do one but its not magnetic as its aluminium.

    Cheers
    Haydn
     
    #1 Haydn, Jan 25, 2014
  2. u could buy and glue a magnet to it
     
    #2 funkatronic, Jan 25, 2014
  3. Hmm would rather not have anything in my engine/oil which is glued tbh.
     
    #3 Haydn, Jan 25, 2014
  4. fair play

    was looking at these myself the other day
     
    #4 funkatronic, Jan 25, 2014
  5. Thats smart I wonder if they do it for the 916

    EDIT yes they do just found it.
     
    #5 Haydn, Jan 25, 2014
  6. #6 Haydn, Jan 25, 2014
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  7. #7 Dukedesmo, Jan 25, 2014
  8. Looks good to Tim, I presume with the O ring and being Ali that you just nip it up rather than the standard torque figure to crush the washers.
     
    #8 Haydn, Jan 25, 2014
  9. I used the normal torque but you'd probably get away with less. The magnet is stronger than the original part though.
     
    #9 Dukedesmo, Jan 25, 2014
  10. Did / does the magnet catch anything lately?
     
    #10 SPIKE, Jan 27, 2014
  11. A few years back I had a couple of valve seals work off the guide and get mashed by the rockers.

    The little filter was full of bits of red rubber & the usual chrome (rockers) :rolleyes: ... but some of the body of the seal was stuck to the magnet. :upyeah:
     
    #11 Dukedesmo, Jan 27, 2014
  12. That magnet is also glued in place!
    If you want to avoid glued/resin magnets, look for ones that have been riveted in place like the oem magnets.
     
    #12 antonye, Jan 27, 2014
  13. The one that Tim put a link to clearly shows the magnet held in with a circlip.
     
    #13 Haydn, Jan 27, 2014
  14. #14 antonye, Jan 27, 2014
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