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Originally Posted by ROASTM
I will forever stick to OEM drain plugs after a bad experience with installing an aftermarket magnetic one in my e46 M3 - the plug ruined the threads in my oil pan and required a heli-coil/insert to fix. Unfortunately it still drips a few drops of oil whenever it sits, post-helicoil... will eventually replace the oil pan when doing rod bearings.
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Originally Posted by Conissah
I had a magnetic drain plug snap off in a pan before, head sheared right off. A (seemingly) cast aluminum plug with a defect in it. It took very very little torque before the snap, not even enough to flatten the copper crush washer. Since then, I've done nothing but OEM.
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Wow, both scary horror stories. Thanks for letting me know.