Hi guys about to do an oil change tom and i have read in the haynes manual that you need a new washer type rubber seal on the sump plug when you replace it on a hlx. Just wonderin if it is same on a 97 hgt as i have got oil and new filter i dont wanna start it if i need this new seal cheers guys

yep afraid so ,but good news only cost pennies, if you dont change it youl leve oil spots on your driveway .hope this helps .

Its just a copper washer thats all costs a few pence.

does anyone know the size of the washer as no one on the planet seems to and the guy at the parts place told me to take it off and take it to him, but how i am meant to do that is puzzling me especially when there will be no oil in car !!!

does anyone know the size and dimensions of the copper washer that i need ???

no idea i'm afraid, give alternative autos a call and ask them for one on 01484 865086

Ry

help................ surely someone must know

Must admit I rarely change these and I have NEVER had a sump leak. However if your washer has not been changed for a few services then it could leak and Always believe in SODs Law.
go to a motor factors they should be able to sort you something.

really?

mine has leaked every time that i've not changed it so i'm in the habit or ordering them now.

Tony - Call alternative autos as i said previously, they will sort you out.

Ry

daddymoose said:

yep afraid so ,but good news only cost pennies, if you dont change it youl leve oil spots on your driveway .hope this helps .

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It's just a copper washer, so anneal it & it'll be good as new. Heat it up to dull red & either let it cool or chuck it into water if you're in a hurry. That'll soften the copper & Robert is your mother's brother.

I agree with bridges i too rarely change the washer and i've never had any oil leaks. If you want a copper washer, goto Fiat its a on the shelf item. No need to wait for it to be ordered in. If your sump plug has been butchered in the past get a new one of those too.

Have been to all local motor factors and they all say they dont know size without seeing it, and thats gonna be a prob once no oil in car , my nearest fiat dealer is over an hour away in norwich so i need to know size so i can pick one up cause gonna change it just to be safe cheers

Its the size of a 10p piece. Ebay sell them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-FIAT-156...ryZ10370QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I took a copper washer to my local, i drove as it wasnt my car being changed at the time even though its a 5 mins walk anyway).

They guy pulled a box out an tried to match it up. It hasnt leaked yet.

It was like a copper ring. the one that you take off is flat as its been tightened. so that would be the reason not to reuse it.

Get a lift to the dealer or get the bus suppose you could try to measure it when your there

JoskeJTD said:

Its the size of a 10p piece. Ebay sell them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-FIAT-156...ryZ10370QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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that seems expensive.

i just checked my AlternativeAutos invoice and the washer was 85p

just found a fiat dealer within another dealership[ so hopefully that might have solved the prob we will see tom, even the dipstick at fiat norwich didnt tell me when i asked if there was one nearer, wouldnt mind but its a proper dealer lol oh well

thanks anyways for all your help