Sump Plug

[NobleGuy]

Can anyone tell me the location of the (standard) sump plug?
I can see two access holes on the underside and can reach what feels like a hex bolt in the region of the circular undertray gap. Feels like the body of the bolt is a round plug-like thingy.
The bolt head is facing slightly downwards pointing towards the rear of the car.

Is that it or am I miles off?

[obes]

Have a look here mate, It's by matt172's left shin !

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[caccobra]

It's the brass colored hex nut that you see on the right side of the circular opening in the belly pan in this picture (to the right of the red hose). It points toward the left rear wheel:



HTH.

Craig

Edited by caccobra on Thursday 16th August 23:29

[NobleGuy]

Thanks for the info guys, but both of those look like track sumps.
I'm almost certain (in as much as a mechanical noddy like me can be) that I have a standard sump.

Ah, and when I said circular hole on the underside I meant the non-circular stretched circular edged type hole .

Edited by NobleGuy on Friday 17th August 09:02

[NickyTwoHats]

Caccobra - have you been polishing your floor again? I can see the reflection in the mirror you have for a floorpan!
That's clean enough to put AMGMerc to shame.
N2H

[obes]

ah, yep. They're track sumps.
Can't remember but it certainly sounds right...
The holes are cut in the floorpan to allow access to the sump plug and oil filter so if you've got a plug by a hole it's almost certainly the right one

[NobleGuy]

Thanks for that.
Didn't want to go undoing some potentially random bolt in the hope it was the right one (trying to steer clear of my normal approach)

[caccobra]

NickyTwoHats said:

Caccobra - have you been polishing your floor again? I can see the reflection in the mirror you have for a floorpan!
That's clean enough to put AMGMerc to shame.
N2H

Yup, I hate to see it dirty when I have it on the hoist.