Renewing oil :-((

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Hirsty's

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• Apr 6, 2006

• #1

Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?

JoH

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" ..... it is the provenence of knowledge to speak, and it is the privelage
of wisdom to listen"

 

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bones

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #2

"Hirsty's" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>
> JoH
>
> --
>
>
> " ..... it is the provenence of knowledge to speak, and it is the
> privelage
> of wisdom to listen"
>
>
Not me,
But i have done an oil and filter change and didn't check that the rubber
ring came off with the old filter.
Put in expensive oil and new filter started it up,What a mess,What a
waste,What a dickhead!!.
And the only bung i have forgotten to replace,Was the drain plug on my boat.
Say no more.

 

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Matthew Maddock

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #3

Hirsty's wrote:
> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?

Oh yes! Checking the dipstick wondering why it isn't filling up,
suddenly remembering - checking underneath and seeing the nice new
oil pouring out all over the drive! Only done it the once tho!

Matt.

 

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TonyB

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #4

> >
> >
> Not me,
> But i have done an oil and filter change and didn't check that the rubber
> ring came off with the old filter.
> Put in expensive oil and new filter started it up,What a mess,What a
> waste,What a dickhead!!.
> And the only bung i have forgotten to replace,Was the drain plug on my
boat.
> Say no more.

I didn't realise how far out the oil shoots from a Disco sump plug and
missed the collecting vessel completely!

Now I use a sucker thing for 3 changes and get the garage to do the fourth.

TonyB

 

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Derek

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• Apr 6, 2006

• #5

"bones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Hirsty's" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>>
>> JoH
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> " ..... it is the provenence of knowledge to speak, and it is the
>> privelage
>> of wisdom to listen"
>>
>>
> Not me,
> But i have done an oil and filter change and didn't check that the rubber
> ring came off with the old filter.
> Put in expensive oil and new filter started it up,What a mess,What a
> waste,What a dickhead!!.
> And the only bung i have forgotten to replace,Was the drain plug on my
> boat.
> Say no more.
>
Yep been there I was certain I'd removed old ring I was out marshalling a
night rally and I used a gallon and a half of oil ( Mini ) next day pulled
off filter bowl dug around with a thin screwdriver and found another two
rings bedded in previous owners revenge I reckon
Derek

 

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EMB

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #6

Hirsty's wrote:
> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>
> JoH
>
Yep - done it with a large truck, and had 20 litres of oil on the floor
before I noticed.

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EMB

 

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JD

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #7

Hirsty's wrote:

> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>
> JoH
>

Yes - and the container underneath did not hold two sump fulls.
JD

 

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Hirsty's

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #8

> And the only bung i have forgotten to replace,Was the drain plug on my
boat.
> Say no more.
>
>

Oops ! I dont feel such an idiot any more, hope the fishing was good )

 

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Matthew Maddock

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #9

> I didn't realise how far out the oil shoots from a Disco sump plug and
> missed the collecting vessel completely!

Similar thing happened to me - I was doing my wifes car when the postman
turned up with a recorded delivery parcel just as I undid the sump plug.
I stuffed the collecting canister under the running oil, signed for
the parcel and went back under the car to see oil pouring right over the
top of the canister and running down the road - oops! Fortunately I had
a large bag of sand in the garden to soak it up. Next time I'll put
a large tray under it too! Did save going down to the tip tho

Matt.

 

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Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Apr 6, 2006

• #10

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:08:53 GMT, "Hirsty's" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>
>JoH

In a similar vein I read about one guy who drained his diff, only to
find that the filler plug was completely knackered and therefore not
undoable. Always worth checking you can get the filler off before you
undo the drain, especially on a newly-acquired vehicle.

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

 

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Nigel Hewitt

Guest

• Apr 7, 2006

• #11

Hirsty's <[email protected]> wrote:

> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?

Yes, but the worst was using a pressure brake bleeder
and deciding the caliper was stuffed so grabbing the
spare from the van and spannering off the hose....
Brake fluid makes up for lack of quantity by the real
quality of the mess it makes when sprayed in your face.

Oh the fun of bike racing at a one day meet. The
serious faults always appear in free practice and
you're first race is at 9.30

I should say "I don't miss it" but I do

nigelH


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Timo Wildschut

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #12

Hirsty's wrote:

> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>
> JoH
>

Does this count too?

Soldering a 108 pin multiconnector and forgetting to first put the
housing on the cable...

Timo

 

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Ian Rawlings

Guest

• Apr 7, 2006

• #13

On 2006-04-07, Timo Wildschut <[email protected]> wrote:

> Soldering a 108 pin multiconnector and forgetting to first put the
> housing on the cable...

Putting a crank back into an engine after replacing all the bearings,
torquing it all up, only to find that step 10 in the workshop manual has
to be done before step 2....

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Karen Gallagher

Guest

• Apr 7, 2006

• #14

Hirsty's wrote:
> Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil
> ?
>
> JoH

If you had a Series 11 like mine you'd never change the oil - it leaks at an
appropriate rate. Ditto for using the dipstick - no need, when the driveway
dries out it's time to top up again

Karen

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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
- Slartibartfast

 

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Tom Woods

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #15

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:56:06 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:08:53 GMT, "Hirsty's" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Anybody ever forgotten to replace the sump plug before adding new oil ?
>>
>>JoH
>
>In a similar vein I read about one guy who drained his diff, only to
>find that the filler plug was completely knackered and therefore not
>undoable. Always worth checking you can get the filler off before you
>undo the drain, especially on a newly-acquired vehicle.

I've done that!. I now check that i can get the filler plug off
anything before draining it!

Rather than being a 2 minute job, it took me a couple of hours to
chisel the round filler plug off and i was stuck at home with an empty
diff while i did it.

The level plug on my gearbox was also stuck, but i found this before
draining it and used to do it through the top cover instead. It was
still a job getting that out after i took the gearbox out!, took a lot
of heat and hitting!