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Changing Oil?

Post by CAT220 »

Guys,

Planning on changing the oil, replacing the plugs on the van today.

Should I be removing the sump plug aswell as the drain plug? And if so what size of copper washer do I need for the sump plug?

Is anything else required for the drain plug?

van is a 1982 2.0 a/c

thanks again

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Post by CAT220 »

cheers Jed,

Sounding like a donkey here but the link only mentions the sump plug, what about the drain plug?

Cheers,
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oily stuff

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What are you calling what here?
The drain plug is usually 13 or 15 mm and is all alone in the sump. Are you getting confused with the strainer plate - a hex bolt in the middle of a circular plate, which does not need to come off very often - only when you rebuild engine or every couple of years depending on how diligent you are.
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The drain plug is the little one. The big round central hole is the strainer plate and the big round hole in the corner is just a cover plate aka taco plate in USA - the dip stick is just above it and it is sometimes used as a mounting site for an oil temp sender but it's not in a good flow area.
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Post by CAT220 »

Hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply mate, I was referring to the drain plug (smaller on in your pic) I associated the "sump plug" as being the on the strainer plate. so all clear now (think I was just looking for problems :wink: ) only the smaller drain plug needs removing, i'll need to get hold of a copper washer.

Thanks again.

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gsf do them

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