How a simple little service job can go so pear shaped!!.

HAHAHA!, Honestley mate it was one those days.


Axle.

Hi Wayne, on close inspection it appears to be the thread on the sump plug thats let go! , after cleaning it out the sump looks ok, will just try a new plug. Yep there will be cement dust every where, before symbo catches on!...lol.

Axle,

Looks like your luck is changing already. Changing the sump plug is a lot better than tapping out the sump.

Wayne

Hi Wayne

Thanks for that tip re overnight draining. Never liked juggling the full filter from confined spaces on Prada - so will try on the Troopie.

Chris

While you're in the market for a new sump plug, why not consider one of these

http://www.fumoto.com.au/?gclid=CO6glv-qpECFRQUiQod4SjhWA

Great idea in my opinion. Much cleaner and easier to drain your oil.

RoachieFumoto valve

Hi Roachie, Looks a great device, But saying that , it does look a bit vunerable if you were in a bog situation, it wouldn't take much to knock that lever up and around, Do you think??.

Cheers Axle.

Axle, I guess it would depend how exposed your sump is. On the Chevvy donk, it is well up and out of the way. It requires a definite 2 stage movement and you'd be hard-pressed to get into a situation where the terrain (mud, rocks, sticks etc) could have any chance of making it do the job. About the same chance as ripping a hole in your sump on a rock I would guess.

Anyway, I'm satisfied in my own mind that it's all okay,

Roachie

I am ordering 4 tomorrow do you know if they make them for G/boxes??

I was doing a service on 2 of my cars last year, you know come in at 7 pm and going out at 6 am the next day thing, I was draining the sump and decided to check the G/Box, Well F@ck me I pulled the filler plug off and out spurted easy 2 liters of boiling oil straight down my arm.

The rag was soaked in hot oil and I couldn't put the plug back in because it was burning, so I decided the clean up was going to be less painful than trying to stop the flow, so I just let it go.

What happened was the boot around the gear leaver had come off so on the water xings the gearbox filled with water, synthetic oil and water turn into something like honey so you can imagine how it hurt.

So Axle I know your pain.

Cheers Steve.

Steve,

They make them in different size threads.

If you remove the drain plug and measure the size of the tread and the pitch they should be able to match it.

On the web site they have different sizes listed. See Roachie's follow up for the web site.

Wayne

I lock my Fumoto drain plug in the shut position with a simple worm drive jubilee clip. It is quick and easy to remove the clip and stops the lever being accidentally opened, although as Roachie points out there is a definite two way action against a spring to open the lever.
Regards
Scooby

Before I spin the filter off the 1HZ I punch a hole in the top with a long large screwdriver and hammer. Then the oil will drain out quickly.
Incidently i had "one of those days' recently while painting. I knocked the paint laden brush out of my own hand when the tip clipped the ladde. Bugger! get down and clean up the paint off doors, window and floor where it flew over the drop sheet. Then back up the ladder with 3/4 full 4 ltr can to try again. The handle slipped from my grasp at the top of the ladder and the can hit the ladder back rungs as it proceeded to spray paint over the same doors and window but this time did a great job. Double bugger!! next hour spent cleaning the mess up before swimbo returns. Phew, just made it. Put painting off till tomorrow so I'll just move this bit of timber on garage floor so I can close door. Yeh, right! Iknocked a full 5 ltr diesel oil container down the stairs and the lid pops off and .....glob, glob glob goes the oil down the stairs. SH....T!!!
Have shower and relax, that's enough work for one day.
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HAHAHAHA!, Mate it pouring rain over here, can't work!, after todays episode, All i can do is walk around in circles saying WTF!!.


Cheers Axle.

Before I go any further I will set the scene -

it is 10:00pm NSW time I am in the computer room and cannot be bothered getting torch and going to check for myself - so be gentle with me ok :-)))

The plug looks like an EXCELLENT idea - my only question is " does it/will it risk being knocked if doing and reasonable off raod work"

rememeber I did ask you to be gentle now :-)

KiwiAngler,

I had the same thoughts.

I have a good look at the sump when I change the oil and there don't appear to be any signs of rocks hitting the sump plug.

The sump is also very high and on the Troopie and the bell housing is lower that the sump, I think that is how it is.

It is also very dark outside and I am not game to go out side now to check, besides it is raining, still.

There office is at Mt Druitt not far from me so I might give them a call.

Wayne

Heat the kitty litter in the microwave first as it supposedly works better for some reason.

Cheers Kev

Or when SWMBO has bleep off for a day!!....lol.

Axle.