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Aah - all became clear when I went out to have a look in the rain (only had the van a week or so). The flap is no more - to be replaced by a mesh to help the engine cool (presumably). It all makes sense!

Rozzo wrote:

quarryman wrote:dumbass question number 246 - why do you have a flap and I don't?

that question meks me wonder if you've ever dipped your oil

dip your oil, surely when the black stain on the drive is big enough it needs topping up

That's neat does it not foul the oil dipper though?

no it doesn't..

quarryman wrote: The flap is no more - to be replaced by a mesh to help the engine cool (presumably). It all makes sense!

no sense in that... as water cools your engine not a piddly flap hole

that will make checking and filling the oil up.interesting

The flap is no more - to be replaced by a mesh to help the engine cool (presumably). It all makes sense!

Mine's pretty much exactly the same as the pictures Mocki posted. Works a treat.

My oil filler tube looks much more central in the hole, so doesn't look like I have enough space, guess I'll just have to try.

RobH wrote:My oil filler tube looks much more central in the hole, so doesn't look like I have enough space, guess I'll just have to try.

What engine do you have?

Mines a 2ltr Aircooled and it just fits. Very tight.

It's a 1.9 water cooled and between the header/expansion tank, dipstick and oil filler spout there's not much space in the hole, may take a picture later and bung up for people to see.

move the pipe then

And how would I go about moving the pipe then?


Really want to put plug in without cutting a hole but there doesn't seem to be space.

RobH wrote:And how would I go about moving the pipe then?


Really want to put plug in without cutting a hole but there doesn't seem to be space.

Easy fit a scooby engine I dont have the niceness of opening the flap to check the oil!

undo the clip holding it on the metal pipe... then you can adjust it a bit

So I might finally get round to doing this, anyone got any pictures of the cable routing around the engine bay and into the van living area, I'd like to do it as neat as possible and need to show the SO that it can be done neatly before I part with cash for parts and start getting the power tools out.

Anyone have a surface mout underthe van guess that could be neat as well, any reason for not doing it under?