When I bought a new sump plug when I did the service last time I ended up with a sump plug like every other sump plug you find for the part number for the car:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw= ... 3&_sacat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And it seems the genuine part is like this too.
However the sump plug that was on the car at the time (and I decided to keep it - and just replace the washer) looks very similar to this one (it has a square bit in the centre like the above ones though).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-C5-Di ... 1365966462" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
However I have no idea how old that plug is so would like to replace it with a new one exactly the same. if I remember correctly, the bit for the centre uses a smaller ratchet than the socket I have for turning the outside, so is easier to get the leverage.
V6 Sump Plugs
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Re: V6 Sump Plugs
Ben, I never replace sump plugs but do replace the copper washer on each oil change...
To this end I bought a bulk supply of washers from ebay a while back..
The plug itself should never wear nor ever need replacing...
To this end I bought a bulk supply of washers from ebay a while back..
The plug itself should never wear nor ever need replacing...
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Re: V6 Sump Plugs
Ah, Awesome Jim, thanks. I shall see if I can pick up another washer then, this was the set I bought last time:
that time I opted for the one with the rubbery bit to it, as felt that should give a better seal and help prevent leakage more so than the copper one. Would you recommend just getting the standard copper ones then? (I think the daughter ran off with the copper one as a "ring", so unlikely I still have it around!)
that time I opted for the one with the rubbery bit to it, as felt that should give a better seal and help prevent leakage more so than the copper one. Would you recommend just getting the standard copper ones then? (I think the daughter ran off with the copper one as a "ring", so unlikely I still have it around!)
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Re: V6 Sump Plugs
The ''rubbery one' should be reusable, as long as the rubber is not split.
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More good news then, thanks I should try to pick up some spares at least before doing the job though.xantia_v6 wrote:The ''rubbery one' should be reusable, as long as the rubber is not split.
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The rubbery ones are good. They're called 'Dowty Seals' if you want to try fining a source of them on the 'bay...
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Thanks Jim, what an odd nameCitroJim wrote:The rubbery ones are good. They're called 'Dowty Seals' if you want to try fining a source of them on the 'bay...
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Re: V6 Sump Plugs
I bought a heap of Dowty seals when I couldn't get a washer at short notice. Never can find them when I need them despite them being strategically placed.
Last time I changed the oil, I naturally found the washer on the ground after I'd filled up with oil and replaced all the filters.
Doesn't leak though
Last time I changed the oil, I naturally found the washer on the ground after I'd filled up with oil and replaced all the filters.
Doesn't leak though
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I take it these are fine and dandy:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-M16-16mm ... 3cb288ab08" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?
The "german metric" is kinda throwing me. Will probably take ages to get through 10, but it's about the equivalent of ordering 3-4 of them. And at least having a few more about might make them a little bit easier to find (although in Steve's case it doesn't seem true )
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-M16-16mm ... 3cb288ab08" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?
The "german metric" is kinda throwing me. Will probably take ages to get through 10, but it's about the equivalent of ordering 3-4 of them. And at least having a few more about might make them a little bit easier to find (although in Steve's case it doesn't seem true )
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Like most things I find them just after it is too late. First time it was in the ashtray along with about fifty quids worth of change.
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Re: V6 Sump Plugs
Invented and presumably patented by the company of the same name. The Dowty Group was yet another innovative engineering group taken over and asset-stripped in the 1990s.Ben82 wrote:Thanks Jim, what an odd nameCitroJim wrote:The rubbery ones are good. They're called 'Dowty Seals' if you want to try fining a source of them on the 'bay...
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