KV6 sump plug

rab60bit · 6th June 2022, 08:24

Oil change coming up, I stick to the OEM 15K recommendation and use semi- synthetic W10-40 and 'OEM' filters - this change is @ circa 171K. What are members' view on a magnetic sump plug upgrade. It's not a lot of money but do they really do anything under normal running circumstances.

bl52krz · 12th June 2022, 21:45

If any scrapings off the bores is fetched off into the sump, the magnet will more than likely pick it up so you can worry about the state of your engine.

SD1too · 13th June 2022, 08:39

Hi John,

As the majority of the KV6 engine is aluminium alloy I wouldn't bother if I were you (particularly at 171,000 miles

).

Simon

T-Cut · 13th June 2022, 21:01

More relevant to gearboxes I reckon. Back in the day, I had an Austin Mini Cooper with the combined engine/gearbox. So, both ran in the same oil. It had a magnetc sump plug which usually came out at every service looking like a well used tar brush.
TC

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rab60bit Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Wilmslow Posts: 1,513 Thanks: 433 Thanked 301 Times in 212 Posts	KV6 sump plug Oil change coming up, I stick to the OEM 15K recommendation and use semi- synthetic W10-40 and 'OEM' filters - this change is @ circa 171K. What are members' view on a magnetic sump plug upgrade. It's not a lot of money but do they really do anything under normal running circumstances.

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	If any scrapings off the bores is fetched off into the sump, the magnet will more than likely pick it up so you can worry about the state of your engine. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

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SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,344 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Hi John, As the majority of the KV6 engine is aluminium alloy I wouldn't bother if I were you (particularly at 171,000 miles ). Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,752 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	More relevant to gearboxes I reckon. Back in the day, I had an Austin Mini Cooper with the combined engine/gearbox. So, both ran in the same oil. It had a magnetc sump plug which usually came out at every service looking like a well used tar brush. TC