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I thought those magnetic oil drain plugs were a total gimmick, but one on a customer's 6.7 Powerstroke changed my mind.
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lane.drew12h ago
Had a buddy with an old Tacoma that was burning a bit of oil. He slapped one of those magnetic plugs on at his next change and found a scary amount of fine metal fuzz stuck to it. Probably caught a bearing problem way early. Changed his tune on them real quick.
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the_michael5h ago
Man, same here! I was a total skeptic until my own truck started making a weird little noise. Threw a magnetic plug in at the next change and it came out looking like it was wearing a tiny steel sweater. That was the wake-up call. Like lane.drew said about his buddy's Tacoma, it's cheap proof that something's starting to wear out way before it totally lets go. Makes you wonder how many engines have been saved by a ten dollar part, right?
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