Hello,
For quite some time now I have been working on securing UK and European distribution rights for a product that left mainstream production on motor vehicles many many years ago and I have always thought should make a comeback but never did anything about it.

The old school amongst you will remember that many vehicles used to come with an engine/gearbox/differential oil drain plug that contained a good strong magnet. The OE's stopped this due to the production costs of magnets going through the roof for the HT (High Temperature) versions.

Well, they are back.






They are not cheap and i make no apologies for that as i have them hand made and shipped in from the states (Shipping costs are huge due to weight then import duty stuffs me a second time), but they are a good honest, one time only purchase that do what they say on the tin and I have made some videos to show you what they do, and plenty of pages to explain all about them and why they are so so much better than your normal £4.99 alloy Chinese effort on eBay and the likes. (Prices on the site under product descriptions)





In a nutshell, as your engine wears it produces metal and this metal must go in the sump BEFORE the filter. Sadly, to get to the oil filter it usually has to go through the oil pump first so its nice to grab it before any damage can be done. And thats not to mention the fact that oil filters only tend to work down to about 35microns which is quite large compared to the metal in your oil. See the website for far more technical details.

If you want a quality drain plug with a super powerful magnet and exceptional assembly quality from a company who cares about their customers, look no further.

Click me to visit magnetic oil drain plugs.co.uk and visit the videos page if your not sure why you want a magnet in your oil.



Edited to add:
M12x1.25 Nissan & Toyota are being manufactured for me as we speak.ETA = 17th February.

 

These are used extensively in Aircraft Engine oil systems (main bearings, gearbox and starters etc), not so much to try and remove any particles from the oil, but they are fantastic for condition monitoring

 

Normally behind a cool check valve if i remember rightly? Would be a cool retrofit for a race engine I always thought.

 

might need one for frst

 

Looks like a great product, i think i will be buying one for the cossy

Im not criticizing but i noticed this on the website, is that meant to be simple instead of dimple?

"I think you will be amazed when you see the power of these Dimple magnetic oil drain plugs! Give it a click, its under 2mins long!"

 

Great product.

Also on the website it says "bacteria bocci" it I believe should be "bacteria cocci" which are small spherical bacteria. E.g. Streptacoccus or Staphylococcus

Not nitpicking just try to help it sound as professional and accurate as possible.

 

No mate, the manufacturer's product line is "Dimple"

Watch the videos guys, Hollywood it isn't, but I'm sure you will all appreciate the oil bath video i made.


Fixed. Thanks, i never was any good at Biology.

 

Being magnetic does that mean it also removes the need for a spanner if you wanted to do a quick oil change or is it purely to catch the particals of metal in the oil?

 

Oops My bad The videos are good demontration of how it works tho and how strong the magnet is

 

No problem. Just like engines are not my strong point.

 

Are you thinking that the plug is held in magnetically?

How much "quicker" would not undoing the plug like normal be? minute tops surely

 

Hi Stu,

Have you got any that are M12x1.25 mm?

 

God knows iv never done an oil change in my life

 

I plan to order some soon when i have more interest in the range pal.
What for out of interest?

 

What a great idea Stu - have you got a dealer network for this?

Alex

 

will you be able to get them for gearboxes and they will do the same thing?

 

Nissan 200sx S14. SR20DET engine. I think that all the SR20 engines use the same thread pitch and diameter but you're best of double checking.

 

Yes mate, they are even more effective in gearboxes as there is less fluid to contain the metal and more metal is generated. I just need to know the thread you require and I can have them made if enough interest. Or, i may have one in stock.

 

Very clever mr.Ive seen a few diffs and gearboxes with these fitted in the past.This one looks a hell of alot stronger.

 

Does the cosworth rear diff have one standard but its no where near as strong as these ones?

 

Quality stu, might you do some for SR20DET engines at some point?

not that I have one...

 

No, I think your right mate. Will look into this right now whilst I remember as they fit 95% of Toyota as well.

 

Do you produce one that will fit a C20LET Vauxhall engine? Sorry I do not know the screw type!

 

M14x1.5 I think.

www.magneticdrainplug.co.uk/vauxhall.html

 

There great, good job on them!

 

Come on boys, get some on order sharpish! Mine are in the post already for my Escos and I live on the other side of the world in Hong Kong!

Smart one Stu, I've only done 200 miles since the car has been back on the road, but I'm dropping the oil out and fitting the new plug as soon as it gets here!

Cheers!

 

i want one for mine but they dont make them yet, i also want one for my gearbox

 

the video is ace!

id never have thought it would pull the metal in like that

 

Off Topic but still on topic sort of......

A company has just bought a very similar product into the Plumbing and Heating market.......

Basically, you may know that if you drain your heating system down you get alot of Black Sludge come out....That is the remains of the metal filings ect that are in the radiators and heat exchangers within the system. These will keep going round and round the heating system getting hot, then cooling down loads of time in its life. This causes blockages.

Now the product that is on the market is a Very strong inline Magnet with a catch tank. It collects all the metal filings and then you just shut the valves off.......Take the magnet out along with the catch pot and empty it.

SUPERB IDEA and similar i guess to what Stu is selling.........

http://www.adeysolutions.co.uk/subpr...nal.asp?id=246

Back on topic.........Sorry Stu

 

Can you get standard M10 ?

WD

 

Very similar indeed Tiff.

Nice easy Paypal buy it now buttons will be online very soon.
(IE: Today, just finishing them.)

 

whens the hot oil video comming stu?

 

the simple (or should i say dimple) ideas are always the best!

 

Looks like a nice product

 

i was just talking to my mate about these the other night ,they should be standard equipment on all cars

 

Struggling for time at moment as Will is on holiday and i havent yet figured out how best to do it.

Paypal buttons now sorted, so buy buy buy!

(Ctrl + F5 if buttons missing from your screens)

 

No they shouldnt, ive invested a lot of money into these damn things.

 

a lot of gear boxes have huge magnets in as standard

 

Good idea.

Always been dissapointed that modern engines dont have these as I grew up with them on minis, it can be quite an eye opener how much swarf actually gets collected.

 

imagen, all the potential worry for people, as they remove the sump bung along with half a kilo of ferrous metal swarf


i dont know how you sleep at night