Technical New 3.0 oil sump

[rolopolo]

Tip of the day folks,

When you find your oil sump has corroded through, and purchase a new one (I got mine in December and fitted at local garage)

Check the sump plug!!
The aftermarket manufacturers of my sump, (bought on eBay) I believe used either thread lock, an impact driver or welded the fecker in!!'

So I'm now stuck needing an oil change with a sump plug that's now got a round hole instead of a hex,

Grrrrrr ???

 

[Deefordog]

Everything seems to have threadlock on it these days - what happened to bolts and crush or copper washers? Too much force now and the sump could buckle around the plug. Had one on a jeep Grand Cherokee and ended up removing the new sump, applying heat and hoping for the best. Luckily the plug moved, just.
Hope you get it sorted

 

[corcai]

Tip of the day folks,

When you find your oil sump has corroded through, and purchase a new one (I got mine in December and fitted at local garage)

Check the sump plug!!
The aftermarket manufacturers of my sump, (bought on eBay) I believe used either thread lock, an impact driver or welded the fecker in!!'

So I'm now stuck needing an oil change with a sump plug that's now got a round hole instead of a hex,

Grrrrrr ???

Ouch! Freezer/shock spray and a chisel to drift it around.I suppose you'll have to get a stud before you bother though.

 

[corcai]

Tip of the day folks,

When you find your oil sump has corroded through, and purchase a new one (I got mine in December and fitted at local garage)

Check the sump plug!!
The aftermarket manufacturers of my sump, (bought on eBay) I believe used either thread lock, an impact driver or welded the fecker in!!'

So I'm now stuck needing an oil change with a sump plug that's now got a round hole instead of a hex,

Grrrrrr ???

Ouch! Freezer/shock spray and a chisel to drift it around. If it is threadlocked you might have to resort to a torch. I suppose you'll have to get a stud before you bother though.

 

[rolopolo]

It's going to have to go up on a ramp, that I know, may as well pay to get it out right
Will speak to garage in morning and see what he says
Cheers guys

 

[rolopolo]

Well, finally got the pesky plug out,

Big industrial Stilsons and after a long drive to make sure engines hot, up on the trolley jack, a full run of aerosol plumbers freeze spray direct onto sump plug, then a quick heave ho with the Stilsons she gave.

Point of note though, weather it's anything to do with the "rounding off" of the hex socket recess
The plug in the aftermarket sump is a 10mm hex, whereas the spare original plug is a 14mm hex, and looked a better metal too,
I think the 10mm hex and the tension just rounded in the softer metal plug

Worth checking before fitting an aftermarket sump,

Also it's starting to rust already after 4 months/ 34,000 miles

All this info has been passed back too the supplier