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draining oil, just found this????
Stuck to my oil drain plug.. engine is running like a champ.. any ideas??
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A. What is it made of? Will a magnet stick to it or not?
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Yes stuck to the magnetic drain plug. Smooth on the flat side,, like it dropped out of something .
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Any chance it's a drain plug magnet. They are is kinda cone shaped.
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no but it does look similiar.. any chance it's in there to "extend" the magnetic poles??
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I can't make out any fine details, being the picture appears to be out of focus.
Is the part that you found actually magnetic or magnetized? As in, it will attract other items, or is it just being attracted to your magnet in the drain plug??
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It is not magetized but is ferrous so it attracted to a magnet.. I'm thinking it was intended to be there..
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was it in the engine sump or tank. It really shouldn't be able to show up in the bottom of the engine because there is a screen between the plug and the bottom of the engine. If it was in the tank then it came from outside and was dropped into the tank.
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 Don't know if the foot of this rocker arm tappet screw could make it to the case
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Nope, I'm pretty sure it's an extension of the magnet on the oil drain plug, looks like what Chris Bennet posted
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