Gentlemen - Check your sump plugs!

[.Mark]

After this mornings panic (see earlier thread) Earlier Thread I got the car taken to Fernies only to find the sump plug hanging in by half a thread
It seems this has been seen before but if you go over a slightly high speed bump and it just catches the sump it can twist the sump plug by a fraction (anti-clockwise typically enough) and the vibrations do the rest. We were just lucky that the final twist happened as we stopped in the drive and switched the engine off - 100 yards further up the road and it could have been quite a different story!
So every week when checking the oil, water and tyre pressures etc. Reach under and give the old sump plug a tweak eh? All it cost me was an engine full of oil, it could have been much worse!

[jeremyc]

The guys at Racing Green recommend wiring the plug up once it's been tightened.

[heliox]

Ohhhhh,you lucky man!!
Good to see no damage was done,

heliox

[beano500]

Good to hear a happy ending!

JeremyC - I think that one must be told to everyone going through Racing Green's door; I hadn't heard it happening in real life before .Mark

[.Mark]

Wiring up sounds a good idea, can anyone tell me how it is done and where it is wired to?
Had a look when it was on the ramp and can't remember seeing anywhere suitable.

[tony mac]

same thing happened to me.started to notice oil on garage floor and thought it was a major oil leak took it to my servicing garage and they said plug was hanging out a quick nip up and all ok!!!!

[matt 74]

Had same thing when driving on uneven ground in local pub car park, i was unaware until i rtn'd to the car a couple of days later, noticed it had deposited a large puddle of oil, again fortunately caught it in time, phew!!

[tantivy]

pleased to hear your lucky escape mark - essential always to fit a new copper washer twixt plug and sump on oil change or service of course - and then do it up really tight. I do me own oil changes coz I'm afraid I don't trust others to fit a new washer. Using the old one - provided you even find it swilling around in the dirty oil tray somewhere - just won't do the trick Call me old-fashioned. cheers, Tant