Engine & Manual gearbox Drain plug key

Paris480 · Post by **Paris480** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:41 pm

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug key for the sunp plug & the gearbox plug

Cheers all

Simon

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:14 pm

remove your door handle in your house and the shaft thing fits the oil sump

mogge · Post by **mogge** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:57 am

Hi!

8 mm for oilplug and gearbox. 10 mm for gearbox refill plugg (square form)

/Jonas

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:06 am

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martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:10 am

well it fits the oil drain plug on mine so

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:42 am

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martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:47 am

oh I found that funny

sorry

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:52 am

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Paris480 · Post by **Paris480** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:24 pm

Cheers Guys, Top stuff

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:28 pm

atex61 wrote:
atex61 wrote:could do with being a tiny bit bigger!

do you hear that a lot?

Only just seen it on this thread, I hear you can get things for that.

SteveR · Post by **SteveR** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:49 pm

8 mm is the size - and size matters.
I used a bit of mild steel filed down from 10 mm sqaure and twisted through 15degrees before the 10mm spanner broke.

I then resorted to buying a sump plug spanner, 8mm/13mm sqaure and eventually with a longer lever got if off.

Found out it was so tight because under the sump is slightly uneven so the previous owenr/maintainer had done it extremly tight to ensure the copper washer was compressed to make an oil seal.
Tonight I have created a fibre/copper washer composite in the hope of making a good seal without horrendous torque. Yes its the ebay turbo again.

jromaines · Post by **jromaines** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:41 pm

Local motor factors said square sump plug spanners were hard to come by but Halfords had them in stock and it all worked a treat!!!