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[unlucky alf]

i went to my local stealer yesterday to get a sump plug seal/ring, he was gone for a while & came back with one, i told him it didnt look right to me but he said they dont have a number for the ring only for sump plug with ring, so he gave me the o ring on its own [well 20p for it], anyhow started to do oil & filter change today & guess what,,,,,yup it was the wrong o ring, so back to vx i go in my other halfs car & told them again what i needed, he was gone ages then came back with a seal for a 1.9 [or so he said], totally different thing altogether, its like a washer with a rubber ring bonded into the hole, he says "thatll do ya mate" so i explained that is was somewhat a "prick in a bucket" fit, i was then told if i wanted the correct one i would have to buy 20!!, so not happy with that i said "so if i came in for a service youd bodge my motor with anything that came to hand" , with that he got a bit stroppy & slapped this thing he came up with plus another rubber ring & walked off!, so ive had to use the 1.9 thing he gave me as i was stuffed otherwise, it is holding as far as i can see at the mo but this proves what everyone says that going to vx for a service could be a dangerous thing & not to be advised

[nick v6]

what a t**t
customer is always right

[miggy]

i went to my local stealer yesterday to get a sump plug seal/ring, he was gone for a while & came back with one, i told him it didnt look right to me but he said they dont have a number for the ring only for sump plug with ring, so he gave me the o ring on its own [well 20p for it], anyhow started to do oil & filter change today & guess what,,,,,yup it was the wrong o ring, so back to vx i go in my other halfs car & told them again what i needed, he was gone ages then came back with a seal for a 1.9 [or so he said], totally different thing altogether, its like a washer with a rubber ring bonded into the hole, he says "thatll do ya mate" so i explained that is was somewhat a "prick in a bucket" fit, i was then told if i wanted the correct one i would have to buy 20!!, so not happy with that i said "so if i came in for a service youd bodge my motor with anything that came to hand" , with that he got a bit stroppy & slapped this thing he came up with plus another rubber ring & walked off!, so ive had to use the 1.9 thing he gave me as i was stuffed otherwise, it is holding as far as i can see at the mo but this proves what everyone says that going to vx for a service could be a dangerous thing & not to be advised

Sounds like he was one

[Taxi_Driver]

I thought the o ring was part of the plug.....think it was on my 2.2, rubber part, with a magnet on the end of the oil end of the plug. Maybe that was on later omega's  :-/ :-/

[unlucky alf]

mine is an old 2.5 td that i believe has a crushable o ring i think they call it

[waspy]

Measure the size of your plug threads for me. We have the very same rings at work for the hydro hoses i fit. I'll post you some

[Chris_H]

what a t**t
customer is always right

I'm afraid that's been long superseded.  The customer is now a cow to be milked according to current best business practice.

Ask your utility company if in doubt.

[TheBoy]

mine is an old 2.5 td that i believe has a crushable o ring i think they call it

std copper washer, comes as part of the oil filter

[TheBoy]

mine is an old 2.5 td that i believe has a crushable o ring i think they call it

std copper washer, comes as part of the oil filter

And I have a bucketload here, as my tractor had a different sumplug (due to helicoil)

Good job they fit the zx10, and the rover

[waspy]

Measure the size of your plug threads for me. We have the very same rings at work for the hydro hoses i fit. I'll post you some

Silly me. You've fitted the plug & of course you don't want to remove it
Well if you remember to give it measure next time you remove it & PM me & i'll sort some for you

[Turk]

what a t**t
customer is always right

I'm afraid that's been long superseded.  The customer is now a cow to be milked according to current best business practice.

Ask your utility company if in doubt.

The way I look at it is, the customer isn't always right...but he/she is always the customer, and without customers...you don't have a business.

[The Barge Captain]

Sounds like a dowty seal - same as you'd use on a coolant bridge.

Anyway, they don't remove the sump plug to do oil changes these days - they stick a hose down the dip-stick pipe and suck the oil out!

[unlucky alf]

Measure the size of your plug threads for me. We have the very same rings at work for the hydro hoses i fit. I'll post you some

cheers for the offer pete, the thing is ive fitted it back in now, but if anybody else knows the sump plug size then please let me know, meanwhile i`ll hunt for the info

[Richie London]

is it the copper ring wat goes on the sump lug, if so i have one here.

[TheBoy]

Measure the size of your plug threads for me. We have the very same rings at work for the hydro hoses i fit. I'll post you some

cheers for the offer pete, the thing is ive fitted it back in now, but if anybody else knows the sump plug size then please let me know, meanwhile i`ll hunt for the info

2 different sizes fitted to tractor.  As said earlier, should get sump washer in oil filter pack (along with the rubber rings for filter itself)