New sump

[zippy]

Well as you may know I have been getting the car ready for MOT and it has had over 500 quid spent getting it up to speed, so to speak. However when the mechanic left my car back last night he had bad news. Basically the last garage had over tightened the sump plug and wrecked the thread. The mechanic said he found plumbers tape in the used oil which must have stopped the leak but now completely shot. He said that he put sealant on it to get it through the MOT which it did.

So now I need a new sump and plug. My truck is the 2.7TDI, 2001 model. Anyone know if other years sumps will fit as well? I located one at a breakers but they couldnt tell me the year, just that it was a 2.7TDI.

Also does anyone know if there is a sump gasket on the T2? - Mechanic said that he didnt know if it had one or not but that if it did then I should get one.

Any replies most welcome.

Cheers
Lee

 

[dinky]

Have they not tried a helicoil insert.

 

[dino]

Hello zippy, i can get hold of a heli coil but i dont know what size you plug is, if you want me to look at it sat, i can get hold of heli coil.
Also i got sum sump sealer if you havent got a gasket

 

[zippy]

Have they not tried a helicoil insert.

Whats that? Sorry for the ignorance but never heard of one.

Thanks
Lee

 

[zippy656]

Whats that? Sorry for the ignorance but never heard of one.

Thanks
Lee

bloody clever thats what.

can save lots of folding too! fingers crossed Dino can get the one you need

 

[dino]

Sorry, just found out your a different zippy and your in NI :doh
What a door handle...(knob)

 

[zippy]

Sorry, just found out your a different zippy and your in NI :doh
What a door handle...(knob)

I was about to email you thinking you had got us mixed up but I was too polite.

I have got it sorted now. Had to buy a sump from the breakers yard - 50 quid to sort it.

Thanks for the replies but I still dont know what a helicoil is?

Regards
Lee

 

[zippy656]

there are 3 zippys on here...



But Im the BEST!!!

and in a world of my own..

 

[tezzer]

i've had this problem in the past, i drilled out the hole a couple of sizes bigger, and welded a nut to sump, fit sump washer on bolt and bingo all sorted it never did leak and we no problems at all. cheap and easy cure. :clap:thumbs

 

[dino]

Thi may explain it to you with pics :thumb2

http://coolercasesuk.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1211

 

[zippy]

Many thanks for all the replies. I will hopefully have all the work done by Sunday - fingers crossed.

Regards
Lee