I just pulled the tranny pan off and looked inside, and there is no magnet. Does it need one?
If it is necessary, can i just run down to Advance Auto and get one? Or is that a special order thing?
All i know is that there is supposed to be a magnet in there, and there isn't.

If it is a special order thing is it ok to drive without one, because if i can't get one right away i am carless, and I'm going to a car show this weekend.

no square (1.5")wavy looking piece of metal? hmmm

its is not completely necessary, just a good way to keep sparkles in the pan

how did your fluid look?

no there was no magnet at all...

the fluid was dark red, dirty...

If you have an old dead harddrive, you can take it apart and use onf from it. it should even work if its on the outside of the pan.

Here'* Petes thread about it. He was also missing and just picked up a few locally or had them shipped...I think.

ok, well since bill seemed to have forgotten to put the thread link in his post, here yah go :P

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...ic.php?t=74948

hehe overkill is my middle name after my subs blew up i beat the crap out of them till i could pull the magnet out broke it in half and stuck them on bothe oil and trans pans

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I keep hearing about strong magnets in old hard drives.
Can you tell me where to look in the hard drive for the magnets?

When you take the cover off, you'll see metalic platters, kinda looks like a silver cd.
Floating on the platters will be the read/write heads. At the base of the heads you'll see an metal assemble with a space for the tail of the heads, Thats where the magnet are, in that metal assembly. I'll see if I can find a pic for you.

Edit - Here ya go!

I strongly recommend neodymium magnets, or a harddrive magnet. Put them on the outside of the pan, they will hold just fine.