Created by: | Orig. Posting Date | User Name | Edit Date |
| May 23, 2015 01:08PM | jeg | |
| May 23, 2015 11:36AM | Alex | |
| May 23, 2015 10:49AM | jwakil | Edited: May 27, 2015 06:13AM |
| May 22, 2015 10:16PM | Alex | |
| May 22, 2015 08:40PM | jwakil |
Found 25 Messages
Posted:
May 23, 2015
01:08PM
|
Total posts: 7075
Last post: Nov 5, 2019 Member since:Apr 25, 2000
|
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0 WorkBench Posts: 0 |
|
//www.minimania.com/part/TOOL08/Helicoil-Kit-Drain-Plug-5-8-11
//www.minimania.com/part/DAM7335/Magnetic-Drain-Plug-Mini--Mini-Cooper
The peasants are revolting... 
"Gone with the Wind" - a brief yet moving vignette concerning lactose intolerance
|
|
Total posts: 10237
Last post: Apr 9, 2024 Member since:Mar 24, 1999
|
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0 WorkBench Posts: 0 |
|
Mania sell a helicoil kit for this - I bought one years ago.
Edited:
May 27, 2015
06:13AM
|
|
Total posts: 352
Last post: Dec 31, 2023 Member since:Nov 26, 2010
|
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0 WorkBench Posts: 0 |
You are right, this is bizarre. Looks like someone messed up the drain plug, and then devised a bracket to push against the plug to keep it tight. I have no idea what's going to happen when I have to change the oil. I don't even want to take the chance. Something I totally overlooked when I bought the car. Is there another way to drain the oil?
1992 1275 SPI Mini
1981 Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
|
|
Total posts: 10237
Last post: Apr 9, 2024 Member since:Mar 24, 1999
|
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0 WorkBench Posts: 0 |
|
That looks like something is wrong with the sump plug - there should be a gert big coarse threaded plug there, with a copper sealing washer and a magnetic trap on the back.
|
|
Total posts: 352
Last post: Dec 31, 2023 Member since:Nov 26, 2010
|
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0 WorkBench Posts: 0 |
I was looking under the car and found this bolt shown in the picture right under the lower engine stabilizer, (the long skinny horizontal bolt) and was not even screwed in. Is this for providing support to the bracket that holds the stabilizer or something?
1992 1275 SPI Mini
1981 Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
Found 25 Messages
