Hi all, i'm picking up my brand new 2.4 accord 2morrow, i am wondering if the sump plug is magnetised, with all the crap rubbing off the cyl's and 'ends', and all the other bedding parts i reckon if there was a rare earth magnet in the end of the plug it would be benifitial. also is 1000 k's enuf to run it in. i suppose honda should getitright. and any usefull info will be apprieciated. Petmos

 

You don't say what year car?? My 2003 USDMAccord 4-cyl K24 doesn't have a magnet on the engine oil drain. Actually none of the Hondas I've owned came with that.

 

That's what oil filter does. I don't think it's necessary, but you can add a magnet. There are magnets you can obtain to go on the outside of the oil filter and "trap" those pesky steel wear products.

good luck

 

interesting little tidbit of information,
on turbine engines there is a little plug that sits in the oil system with a magnetized center electrode, and the outside of it is connected to ground, similar to a spark plug. when chunks of metal bridge the gap between the outside and the center electrode it turns on a light in the cabin. Many of them also have an automatic or manual system where you push a button when the light turns on that send a high voltage current (like a spark plug) through the "chip detector" (thats what its called) to burn off the gray metallic sludge, so that you know when its just normal wear or if there is actually a chunk of a component that comes off. If it isnt sludge, that means a mandatory full teardown and rebuild of the engine. Why cars dont adopt chip detectors is beyond me, its an incredibly simple and cheap device that can warn you of a serious problem in your engine.

but seriously petmos, give us the year/make/model of your car. My 96 LX doesnt have a magnetized drain plug. The previous owner may have installed one though if you bought used. you can also buy them fairly cheaply.

 

Chip lights are used extensively in helicopters to worn of damaged transmissions, engines,and bearings. I suspect they are pretty expensive, but reason is you really want to know if th transmission that drives your rotor is failing before it completely siezes.

regards

 

Hi All, my brand new car is 2007,it's a2.4 petrol 95 ron here{ in Australia }it's called a Euro. it's a smaller body than USA model. anyway i reckon i'll stick a magnet in there 'cos it will keep the initial crude down were it safest. don't know any more about it yet, i have an accord '98 this ones for the lady, it's got a whole lot more stuff in it than mine,i'll be reading the book tonight. Happy Days Pete

 

Crude should have been crud.Pete

 

actually they are very simple and inexpensive, its basically a spark plug, a light bulb, and a length of wire.

sorry to threadjack.