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      01-24-2020, 06:29 AM   #1
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Drain plug - S55

Anyone have 1st hand experience with getting a replacement drain plug? I was looking for a good magnetic one and ran across the ones in the link below but I find some conflicting info on the size. I think it is M12x1.5x16 but would prefer not to guess.

https://drainplugmagnets.com/cars/bmw/

This company claims to have magnets that are rated to 300 degrees.
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Anyone have 1st hand experience with getting a replacement drain plug? I was looking for a good magnetic one and ran across the ones in the link below but I find some conflicting info on the size. I think it is M12x1.5x16 but would prefer not to guess.

https://drainplugmagnets.com/cars/bmw/

This company claims to have magnets that are rated to 300 degrees.
RealOEM says it's a M12x16. It's item #4 in this list.
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=11_5919

If you order it and for some reason it doesn't fit, I bet you can return it...
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RealOEM says it's a M12x16. It's item #4 in this list.
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=11_5919

If you order it and for some reason it doesn't fit, I bet you can return it...
Thanks, I presume the extra 2mm in length won't make a difference. 16 vs 18
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Thanks, I presume the extra 2mm in length won't make a difference. 16 vs 18
No problem. Let us know if it works out.

How do you plan to clean the plug if there is metal on it? Seems like it'd be a PIA.
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No problem. Let us know if it works out.

How do you plan to clean the plug if there is metal on it? Seems like it'd be a PIA.
I think a dry paper towel would work fine.
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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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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.
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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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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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.
Wow, both scary horror stories. Thanks for letting me know.
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