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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: marjan on October 27, 2007, 19:22:01

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: marjan on October 27, 2007, 19:22:01

I'm taking delivery of a 1988 90 with a TDi300 engine this week, can anyone tell me what size socket I need to buy for the sump plug please.

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on October 27, 2007, 19:34:57

19mm rings a bell...

But i cant remember if you can get a socket in there..

I think it might need to be a ring spanner.

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: marjan on October 27, 2007, 19:40:53

So, a really stupid question, will the fixings on this Landy be metric or imperial?

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: TDi90 on October 27, 2007, 19:59:40

its a landy... probably both  :lol:

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: marjan on October 27, 2007, 20:03:52

Quote from: "TDi90"

its a landy... probably both  :lol:

Yep you are probably right as it is a 1988 car with a later TDi 300 engine, now where did I put all those old imperial spanners when I bought my Suzuki  :D  :D  :D

Title: oil change
Post by: minty on October 27, 2007, 22:52:26

if you going to change your oil have a look at these first, i now have them fitted to my td5 defender and her s1 disco and thay are well worth ther weight in gold :wink:

http://www.sumpplugs.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=8

dont forget the drain pipe as well it may cost more now but the advartage is secound to non (proberly the best labour saveing device ever made?)

i got mine from difflock but ther web site ent working at the minute but you could call them

http://www.difflock.com/

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 27, 2007, 22:58:57

One of the Land Rover suppliers was selling these.  I fitted one to the 101.  Was very handy actually - so much so that I'll get one for the TD5 I think!  The only thing I'd say was that it took a long time for the oil to drain through the small hole.

If anybody remembers which supplier sells them, please remind me...

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 27, 2007, 23:02:58

Got it - it was difflock.com - but their shop's offline at the moment.  The benefit of getting it from them is they sell them by engine type, not by fitting size, so you'll get the right fitting.

Title: drainer
Post by: minty on October 27, 2007, 23:03:26

a small price to pay for saveing the driveway and messy hands and you ave time to go for a nice cup'pa t as well while it drains off job done :wink:

Title: size matters
Post by: minty on October 27, 2007, 23:12:32

i always find a big adjustable comes in handy for some jobs and normaly ther cheeper than a socket or ring spanner and have meny more useage's

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: extreme90 on October 28, 2007, 20:45:37

15mm springs to mind to me  :? it isnt bigger than 17mm as i faffed around for ages finding the right size socket  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Re: oil change
Post by: tonycougar on October 28, 2007, 20:59:18

Quote from: "minty"

if you going to change your oil have a look at these first, i now have them fitted to my td5 defender and her s1 disco and thay are well worth ther weight in gold :wink:

http://www.sumpplugs.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=8

dont forget the drain pipe as well it may cost more now but the advartage is secound to non (proberly the best labour saveing device ever made?)

i got mine from difflock but ther web site ent working at the minute but you could call them

http://www.difflock.com/

I've got one of them fitted too. Yes they are are well worth it, makes draining much less messy, and should you overfill you can just take a bit out again.

Title: Sump Plug size?
Post by: Ricky on October 28, 2007, 22:06:02

i can also vouch for the drain plug. used them on my 300 and now the td5.
The Difflock shop should be back on line very shortly. its changed hands and given a bit of time it should be bigger and better than ever.