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Novel sump plug fix
« on: 25 October 2009, 12:34:20 »
Went to do a quick oil change this morning - this tickled my funnybone:  :D



It would appear a garage has welded the plug to the sump - never cured a drip that way before  :D

Hehe... it's not a problem at all, the sump will be coming off to clean the strainer anyway. I'll probably just drill a hole in it to drain the oil, and fit a new one...

Just goes to show - there is a need to watch garages......

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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #1 on: 25 October 2009, 12:36:21 »
Just to add - not in the slightest bit worried about it - just thought I'd share the picture because the nature of the bodge amused me immensly.....

little things/minds...  ::)
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #2 on: 25 October 2009, 12:37:30 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D Garages ::) That's why i do as much as possible my self :) For the things i can't i have a trusted garage that i've used for years :y
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #3 on: 25 October 2009, 15:23:00 »
Thats not your new car is it?
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2009, 15:24:43 »
Harder to tig weld mucky cast ally than to re-tap the bloody thing!

Kwality bodgery! :y
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #5 on: 25 October 2009, 15:26:02 »
what t!t of a garage did that  >:(
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #6 on: 25 October 2009, 15:27:22 »
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Harder to tig weld mucky cast ally than to re-tap the bloody thing!

Kwality bodgery! :y
Its not cast ally, its mild steel, it looks to me like the plug has been brazed in position
« Last Edit: 25 October 2009, 15:27:41 by Bent_Valve »
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« Reply #7 on: 25 October 2009, 15:32:12 »
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Harder to tig weld mucky cast ally than to re-tap the bloody thing!

Kwality bodgery! :y

Ali doesn't rust mate ;) :)
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #8 on: 25 October 2009, 15:36:34 »
Yeah, looked again and it is indeed low carbon steel. OK, so I'm a bit tired this aft! (My excuse, I'm sticking with it!!!)

Still - be harder to braze than re-tap, unless that was the only option for some reason.
Have to say, that's not a bad bit of brazing - overhead position.
Like I said before - kwality bodgery! ;)

Aluminium doesn't rust CDPete - you're quite right, but it does corrode.  :y
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« Reply #9 on: 25 October 2009, 15:46:54 »
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Yeah, looked again and it is indeed low carbon steel. OK, so I'm a bit tired this aft! (My excuse, I'm sticking with it!!!)

Still - be harder to braze than re-tap, unless that was the only option for some reason.
Have to say, that's not a bad bit of brazing - overhead position.
Like I said before - kwality bodgery! ;)

Aluminium doesn't rust CDPete - you're quite right, but it does corrode.  :y

Yup. Goes a horrible white-ish colour & eventually crumbles into dust
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #10 on: 25 October 2009, 18:22:21 »
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Thats not your new car is it?

Yep :D

Methinks the garage has been doing the oil changes via an extraction pump, for some time  :)

It's really no problem, just made me chuckle!!
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« Reply #11 on: 25 October 2009, 19:07:28 »
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Thats not your new car is it?

Yep :D

Methinks the garage has been doing the oil changes via an extraction pump, for some time  :)

It's really no problem, just made me chuckle!!
You have a strange sense of humour ;D
He's  obviously not known as Naughty Nigel for nothing then ;D
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« Reply #12 on: 25 October 2009, 19:12:13 »
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Thats not your new car is it?

Yep :D

Methinks the garage has been doing the oil changes via an extraction pump, for some time  :)

It's really no problem, just made me chuckle!!
You have a strange sense of humour ;D
He's  obviously not known as Naughty Nigel for nothing then ;D


I can fully assure you, Nigel wouldn't have known about that for one minute -

The car has been religiously put in for service - I suspect an independent garage has done this deed!  ;D
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #13 on: 27 October 2009, 18:54:19 »
I've used a spark plug after I ripped the plug out of the tractor at 80mph ::)
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Re: Novel sump plug fix
« Reply #14 on: 27 October 2009, 19:45:59 »
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I've used a spark plug after I ripped the plug out of the tractor at 80mph ::)

If thats on the corner i think it is, no wonder it ripped off!
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