Technical sump nut

[daithi00]

i want to change the oil but cant get the sump nut off any ideas its a 02 fiat doblo 1.9d?

 

[derbydoblo]

is it the sump nut that has a allen key insert in the bottom rather than a nut?

my jtd has this instead of a standard sump bolt so removal is just a allen key and a metal bar to slip over the allen key to extend the leverage!

 

[daithi00]

i done that the last person who had the van before me must of wrung the nut and it badly needs an oil change and im having problems with the Central locking the red light deplicting a door on the dash stay on all the time and when i press the button onthe key the doors lock and unlock it self straight away please help somebody thanks

 

[derbydoblo]

with the door unlocking and locking thing check your fuses i had this once when i put my new head unit in i caught a wire to ground an blue one of the interior mini fuses it was a 5 amp if i remember right and this had the same effect, the light stayed on an the doors wud lock and unlock until you replaced the fuse!

 

[derbydoblo]

with the door unlocking and locking thing check your fuses i had this once when i put my new head unit in i caught a wire to ground an blue one of the interior mini fuses it was a 5 amp if i remember right and this had the same effect, the light stayed on an the doors wud lock and unlock until you replaced the fuse!

may have been a 10 amp fuse now i think about it! its red

 

[beau]

you got any 'formula 1' auto centre or nationwide autocentre sort of places around you? they charged me £12 to remove the rounded off sump nut on my punto 1.9 jtd, and obviously done the oil change too (i supplied parts of course for £12 ) but i thought £12 wasnt bad concidering id been laying on the floor trying for half hour :bang:

 

[malshelley]

I know you problem. We broke two allen sockets trying to get out plug when We bought car and resorted in the end to one of the 12 volt oil pumps you slipa pipe down the dip stick hole and pump into a can. They run off the aux socket in car and worked a treat and I didnt get as much oil over the drive as usual

 

[daithi00]

nice one i borrowed one of a friend who had the same problem so he went and bought one on ebay cheap and told me i can use it any time it worked a treat thanx

 

[sludgeguts]

When I used to do my own service I started by buying an easy-drain sump plug. buying a second hand car, I always gave it a thorough service first thing, plenty of engine flush to make sure all the old oil is out. remove the plug, drain oil then install the easy-drain. Next service you remove a cap, screw on a tube & it drains (they worked on the same principle as the hozelock self-seal quick fit attachments).
Last one I bought would have been about 13 years ago.
My motor is still under warranty at the moment but I'll be doing my own service soon - maybe. Sometimes it works out cheaper to get a garage to do it, especially if they can cancel the service light!

Sorry, I know it doesn't solve the problem you have, but for future reference.
BTW, I take it you've tried with stilson wrench/mole grips & lots of heat to the area around the bolt?

 

[Rustymini]

Had the same problem with my sump nut. In the end I welded on another nut to the sump nut and got a spanner on that (and then used a new sump nut of course).
I'm coming up to the next oil change so I'll see if this plug comes out easily.

 

[alrightdrive]

biggest tip/its a must/ b 4 u try to undo it/ Make sure you warm it up run it 4 10 min break the lock on it then let it cool down b 4 draining it

 

[sludgeguts]

biggest tip/its a must/ b 4 u try to undo it/ Make sure you warm it up run it 4 10 min break the lock on it then let it cool down b 4 draining it

Especially when buying a 2nd hand car, can of engine flush & leave engine to run for ages, let the oil get really hot.
I learned the hard way after one engine siezed due to blocked oilways - mind you, the oilways were so badly blocked I couldn't even drill the oil out so engine flush wouldn't have been much use.


Also, the c/locking not working properly (lock then unlock) and red door light on dash - may be that you have a door not closing quite right - it can appear closed but the contact might not be broken so the computer assumes the door is still open.