Haimsey
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First oil change meant i could see the impact of my magnetic sump plug!
Dont know quite what to expect but this is what i got.
Had a fair bit stuck to it, but not all of that pictured was metal filings. Impressive, i think?
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Rob B
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I'd say worrying tbh
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Haimsey
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In what way?
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Rob B
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All that crap in the oil, unless it's been there over time and it's the first time you've drained since fitting.
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AlexW
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Its not worrying in the slightest imo. It will prob be just as bad next oil change.
If it wasnt for the magnetic plug, you would never know about it anyway.
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Haimsey
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Well its been rebuilt, done over a 1000 miles and been driven hard-ish recently. So I was due to expect something was I not?
I'm not implying that I do oil changes at 1k btw  but it was advised after the engine work.
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by Haimsey]
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AlexW
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You would get it in any engine, well unless its some F1/Touring car/race car style of thing.
Just put it back in, and forget it until next oil change.
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by AW06]
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Haimsey
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Ill just look at it as at least what was stuck to it isn't still somewhere in the engine even if it is a bad amount. Could have been worse and still be in there 
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
You would get it in any engine, well unless its some F1/Touring car/race car style of thing.
Just put it back in, and forget it until next oil change.
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by AW06]
had one in my CTR and it was clean when it came out.. after 7,000 miles.
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DaveyLC
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You should see what they look like from a motorbike where the gearbox and engine share the same oil! Its like someone emptied a pot of of glitter every time you change the oil 
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Its not worrying in the slightest imo. It will prob be just as bad next oil change.
My K7 GSX-R 600 has a magnetic sump plug and every oil change I see more metal filings than that but it's probably mostly gearbox shavings. It's perfectly normal for the bike (and other bikes), I guess it's the same with cars?
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anth_kro19
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were do you the the sump plugs from
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marklawton
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quote:
Originally posted by anth_kro19
were do you the the sump plugs from
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ed
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Cars have survived just fine for years without magnetic sump plugs. They are in the same league as fuel cleaner and pouring energy drinks into your petrol tanks.
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Dan
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Its perfectly normal.
Nothing to worry about in the slightest. You should see the amount we get on trucks sometimes!
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Phillips_91
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Cars have survived just fine for years without magnetic sump plugs. They are in the same league as fuel cleaner and pouring energy drinks into your petrol tanks.
Pouring energy drinks in :/ wtf does this do  or am i just been plain stupid and missing some blatent sarcasm here? 
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spikedjack
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gives your car wings dude.
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sxibeast
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Think there was some plonker on a bike forum who poured NOS energy drink into his fuel tank thinking it was some fuel/injection cleaner or something! LOL!
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gavin18787
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there was a thread about some numpty putting energy drink in his car a while back
My gearbox has magnetic drain plugs and they always have a nice "hairy" appearance when I take them out
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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gavin18787
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dam beaten by sxi
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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