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26th June 2020, 12:53 | #1 |
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Oil Change Sump Plug Washer
Just drained the oil from my recently acquired 75 CDT and the
sump plug was mighty tight with no kind of sealing washer at all. Should it have one ?. I have a box of various size copper washers, so can fit one if there should be one. Oh and anyone got the Sump Plug torque please. Thanks Quick answer would be appreciated please, so I can get it back together lol Cheers Last edited by Looey; 26th June 2020 at 13:28.. |
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I've started sellotaping them to the filter boxes as an aide memoir Anyway it's a bit late now, but the combination of copper and aluminium isn't a good idea, as the aluminium of the sump will act as a sacrificial anode Brian |
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There should be one in the box of the new oil filter - but most aftermarket manufacturers seem to include a washer too small which fits other applications of the same filter rather than our cars.
They're just a standard M14 aluminium washer; we include one with every filter we sell.
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You can always fit an ally washer at the next oil change. Nothing is going to corrode away between now and then.--
With the amount of oil that is going to end up on the copper washer when it's being fitted I would guess nothing will corrode anyway.--- |
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The sump nut had previously been over-tightened, I assume to try and compensate for bodging back on without a washer Well I've fitted a copper washer the correct size, and like has been said, it will have some oil on it, so sure it will be fine. Never had a problem using copper washers on sump plugs in the last 36yrs doing oil changes |
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Synchro cones inside the gear box. They are an alloy of brass and copper aren't they ??---Rubbing against high tensile steel.---
Any electrolysis there ??---- |
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