I too did my 2nd oil change with the Ronan plug. While I didn't remove the plug to check for filings, it was by far the cleanest oil change ever. I slowly turned the fitting to see how slow the oil would come out at first... you could make it drip out if you wanted. Great product.I installed the Ronin Plug at 1600 miles and changed my oil today at 7880 miles on the odometer. I used Valvoline 5W-30 full synthetic both times. I let it drain for about 30 minutes until the drip drip drip slowed down to almost nothing.
I ordered a new wave spring washer from Ronin cuz i wanted to take the whole thing out and see if the magnet caught any burs.
Per suggestions from Ronin I titled the truck to get the most amount of oil out.
I attached a short hose to the plug and had the cleanest oil change EVER!! NO MESS at all ..... not a single drop on the floor.
The filter showed sign of oil penetrating to the first o-ring but the second o-ring stayed blue
When i ordered the spring washer from Ronin they sent me some other o-rings as well ....
but i only used one for the golden cap and the other for the main plug. Also when I removed the plug itself, even though the truck was tilted, i got a small surge of oil that would have been trapped and mixed with the new oil. So keep that in mind, if you only use the attachment to drain.
After removing the main plug I hovered it over a sheet of paper that had a strong magnet underneath and this is the result.
the black marks are metal shavings that were attached to the Ronin plug magnet ..... size wise its very very fine, but non the less, it was there.
I got a smidge under 7 qts out so i replaced it with the same amount, maybe a little less.
Another thing i noted was after the startup and the new oil re-circulation, my idle rpm dropped to 500 ..... i have never been under 800, so i have no idea what that's all about. Any input on this?
well, that's it .... super happy with Ronin and hope you have a similar experience1
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