Drain Plug For The Oil Pan

[pm26]

Do GMT 900 trucks have an engine oil pan drain plug with a magnet on it?

[Daryl Z71]

I don't think. I know mine doesn't at least. My 05 did though.

[MS3DALE]

Mine has one.

[knightr]

My 07 plug has a magnet.

[pm26]

Thanks. Looks like in 2008 GM has deleted the magnet from the oil drain plug for a grand total of savings of 1 cent per plug.

 

Is the magnetic drain plug still available from GM as a replacement part? My truck has a magnetic plug, but it had a couple of damaged threads from the factory (just the plug, not the oil pan) and I thought about replacing it, but the local dealer only had a non magnetic plug in stock.

[cerbomark]

pretty sure my 09 has a magnet plug...

[RyanbabZ71]

my 08 tahoe and 10 silverado do not

[Bowtie2Sierra]

Just changed the oil in mine today and it does not have a magnetic drain plug. '08 Sierra.

[jblakeney]

Thanks. Looks like in 2008 GM has deleted the magnet from the oil drain plug for a grand total of savings of 1 cent per plug.

 

Is the magnetic drain plug still available from GM as a replacement part? My truck has a magnetic plug, but it had a couple of damaged threads from the factory (just the plug, not the oil pan) and I thought about replacing it, but the local dealer only had a non magnetic plug in stock.

 

So would not doubt that at all....... I keep waiting to here they have removed the plug and gone to no worry to drain just refill as engine burns oil...

 

Jbo

[nqabigt]

Do GMT 900 trucks have an engine oil pan drain plug with a magnet on it?

 

 

Mine has one (08)

[Stevens03]

Mine has one

[pm26]

Well, I checked with a Chevy parts guy this morning and what happened is that GM transitioned to non-magnetic drain plugs sometime in 2008. So some 2008 models had them, some didn't. Magnetic drain plugs are no longer available from GM.

 

 

This action qualifies GM for the cheapskate of the decade award.

[441G]

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[MaverickZ71]

Well, I checked with a Chevy parts guy this morning and what happened is that GM transitioned to non-magnetic drain plugs sometime in 2008. So some 2008 models had them, some didn't. Magnetic drain plugs are no longer available from GM.

 

 

This action qualifies GM for the cheapskate of the decade award.

 

Don't need magnetic oil pan plugs on aluminum engines

[pm26]

Well, I checked with a Chevy parts guy this morning and what happened is that GM transitioned to non-magnetic drain plugs sometime in 2008. So some 2008 models had them, some didn't. Magnetic drain plugs are no longer available from GM.

 

 

This action qualifies GM for the cheapskate of the decade award.

 

Don't need magnetic oil pan plugs on aluminum engines

 

 

Even on aluminum blocks, you have steel internal moving parts such as bearings , crankshaft, camshaft, push rods and lifters.

 

Maybe there is no need to catch the particles from exploding AFM lifters anymore.