mintsauce Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 i have a 2004 280 pro and everytime i change the oil there appears to be a lot of metal on the magnet on the drain bolt, is this normal? oil is changed every 8 hours of riding or after its had a tough workout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 I have also noticed this on my 125 Pro. I had assumed it is normal and just keep changing the oil frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Are the clutch plates metal???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintsauce Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 not quite sure what the plates are made of but will soon find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun1664 Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 I have always found a fine sluge of metal on any magnetic sump plugs I have removed from either cars or bikes. As long as there are not bits (lumps!) that look like they fell off, or were chipped off of a internal part I would say that that you don't have a problem. If the manufacturer didn't think there was metal to collect on the magnet he would have saved some money & not fitted one (IMHO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 It is the normal wear and tear of the internal parts. Now imagine if the oil didn't carry it away. Ouch, all that not so nice friction and the parts start to burn and disintergrate. I always find a nice amount of small pieces of metal on my magnet, I'd assume its normal and keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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