Magnetic Drain Plugs

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This is one very important thing I forgot to do when I bought my new 2019 Ram 3500. Because the Cummins engine does not come with one, and one wonders why. ???

 

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Magnetic oil drain plugs have bee around for many, many years, some people like them others don't, one reason they don't use them at Cummins is the cost.
 
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Magnetic oil drain plugs have bee around for many, many years, some people like them others don't, one reason they don't use them at Cummins is the cost.
The cost? They are only $11 Heavens to Betsy. :rolleyes:
 

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This is one very important thing I forgot to do when I bought my new 2019 Ram 3500. Because the Cummins engine does not come with one, and one wonders why. ???


Look how small that magnet is and the iron needs to be very clsoe to it to get caught.

You need to get a large magnet and put it on the bottom of the pan near the oil plug.

Remove it before draining the oil to let the oil flow take out the metal.


And you can get this for the filter.

 
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hUh? To me, it's a no brainer.

Next Ram I buy I will immediately have them change the the oil & filter and install the magnetic drain plug
 

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Put one on my VW Jetta. Put 100,000 miles on it. Never had a speck of metal stuck to the magnet. That’s what the filter is for. And if you’re that worried why not get a filter magnet. They are a lot larger and stronger and locking the shavings in the filter vs the pan sounds like a better idea to me.
 

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I don't think any new vehicle comes with one for the reason @06 Dodge said. Whether it works or not the manufacturer doesn't care. They know without one it's more then likely not going to cause any problems during the time of their warranty. What happens after their warranty they don't care about. So why should they spend extra money on it?
 
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I don't think any new vehicle comes with one for the reason @06 Dodge said. Whether it works or not the manufacturer doesn't care. They know without one it's more then likely not going to cause any problems during the time of their warranty. What happens after their warranty they don't care about. So why should they spend extra money on it?
"Why should they spend extra money on it?" Good question. That leaves the owner in the lurch. Get a magnetic drain plug. I have seen the amount of metal the magnet drain plug collects
 

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I've been a mechanic for 30+ years and I will say, other than my Harley Davidson, that very rarely does a manufacturer put a magnetic drain plug in the oil pan. I would venture a guess and say that it is 100% due to cost. I'm not saying that it's a bad idea to have a magnetic drain plug because in my opinion any little thing that can help keep metals from floating around in the engine oil is a good thing but in most cases it's not a necessity. Now my Harley on the other hand is a different story. Brand new there's a bunch of metal fuzz on the drain plug literally everytime you drain the oil so it's actually important they have it. So for that $20 investment I'd say it's worth it for a little extra piece of mind.
 
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Look how small that magnet is and the iron needs to be very clsoe to it to get caught.

You need to get a large magnet and put it on the bottom of the pan near the oil plug.

Remove it before draining the oil to let the oil flow take out the metal.


And you can get this for the filter.


I like the idea of that oil filter magnet, but don't think it would be a good idea to also mount it on the bottom of the oil pan. Much of the metal might not flush out, even when the magnet is temporarily removed. The bottom of the pan could have sludge build up that would trap the metal debris. Ram did install, in the factory, a magnetic drain plug on the rear differential of my '19 3500. A tech showed me the metal shavings collected by it. A lot
 

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I have the filter magnet from FilterMag.com. It is attached to the outside of the oil filter.

Wouldn't it be better to trap any metals that are magnetic in the oil filter?

I cut open my used oil filter to take a gander at the inside of the oil filter and there wasn't much "fuzz" on it as I expected. But, for me it does it's job just fine.
 

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I like the idea of that oil filter magnet, but don't think it would be a good idea to also mount it on the bottom of the oil pan. Much of the metal might not flush out, even when the magnet is temporarily removed. The bottom of the pan could have sludge build up that would trap the metal debris. Ram did install, in the factory, a magnetic drain plug on the rear differential of my '19 3500. A tech showed me the metal shavings collected by it. A lot

The rear diff is different. It comes to a point and the metal has time to get to the magent.
 

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I have the filter magnet from FilterMag.com. It is attached to the outside of the oil filter.

Wouldn't it be better to trap any metals that are magnetic in the oil filter?

I cut open my used oil filter to take a gander at the inside of the oil filter and there wasn't much "fuzz" on it as I expected. But, for me it does it's job just fine.

There is a lot of movement of oil in the filter.
 

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I have a hot-shotter friend who put nearly 400K on a 2015, 460+ on 2018, and is over 40K already on a 2022. Another has over 450K on a 2003 5.9. I will be sure to let them know how foolish they are.
 

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Cummins announced the 3 millionth 6.7 sold to Ram/FCA this year. 3 million times $10 is a lot of money. If the magnets don’t help, why are they in the transmission sump and in the differentials ? Got a magnetic plug for mine and it’s going in next oil change.
 
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