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motorhead

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Hi,

I was underneath my Discovery (1996, 300 TDI, mech gearbox) to change engine oil and discovered a missing plug on the transmission. Please see the picture.

Checked the service manual and no matter how hard I'm trying, I cannot find that plug in the book... It is a drainplug, isn't it? Which means I've been driving without fluid :( So, I'm on a bus today...

Can you please give me the exact part name so that I know what to say at the dealer.

Also, is there a semi-pro way of filling the thing up? I don't fancy taking it to the service. I will obviously need some sort of a pump to get the fluid in.

Thanks

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its a wading plug ,should be left out normally and put in for wading ,it drains any oil or fluid collecting in clutch housing
 
1.It's a rubber thing ERC7295, i hope u was attentive to mr. jamesmartin when u must use it
2.U dont need a pump at all costs... just a proper tube with a funnel attached at one side
 
jamesmartin said:
its a wading plug ,should be left out normally and put in for wading ,it drains any oil or fluid collecting in clutch housing
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Is this what's under the front of the engine below the timing chest and behind the crank pulley?
There is a threaded hole there that I've wondered about.
Is it a wading plug?
Can anybody confirm?
 
both the timing case and the clutch housing arnt supposed to have oil in them but theres the possibility of small amounts leaking in round shaft seals etc..... so theres a drain hole in the bottom..for any leaks to drip out ..... however if you drive through rivers water may enter through the drains , so you are advised to install plugs before entering the water and remove them again afterwards.
 
ricc said:
both the timing case and the clutch housing arnt supposed to have oil in them but theres the possibility of small amounts leaking in round shaft seals etc..... so theres a drain hole in the bottom..for any leaks to drip out ..... however if you drive through rivers water may enter through the drains , so you are advised to install plugs before entering the water and remove them again afterwards.
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Cheers bud.;)
 
jamesmartin said:
its a wading plug
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oh my, oh my. So you mean I had to suffer a bus ride for no good reason???

There is however a few teaspoons of greasy stuff on the floor just underneath the wading plug and the thread of the hole is very oily. Is that something that I need to look into urgently?

I'm off to get me a proper user manual off ebay or wherever. I'm about to lose my reputation completely otherwise...

Thank you for your input!
 
thats why plugs removed for every day use or in my case for ever as i never go that deep through water if its leaking and leaving more than the odd drop on floor which is acceptable you will need to change front main oil seal or maybe cam as well but not if not leaking,do cam belt at same time , job made easier by removing rad which is simple enough, not desperately urgent but something to plan for
 
Thanks for the advice. I put in a new cam belt 4000 miles ago, so I wouldn't really want to do that. An oil seal might be a problem because the whole casing is rather greasy. I'll have to fix that before I start clocking really significant mileage later this summer. Currently doing only short runs.
 
motorhead said:
Thanks for the advice. I put in a new cam belt 4000 miles ago, so I wouldn't really want to do that. An oil seal might be a problem because the whole casing is rather greasy. I'll have to fix that before I start clocking really significant mileage later this summer. Currently doing only short runs.
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think theres a bit of confusion here.... forget the timing belt thats on the front of the engine
the origional pic is of the bottom of the clutch housing , which is a dry space between the engine and gearbox, a weeping engine rear crankshaft seal will let thin black engine oil through... a gearbox input shaft seal will leak thicker brown oil.
any black oil on the outside underneath is engine oil that could have come from anywhere on the engine and worked its way down

bottoms of engines and gearboxes are often oily and it aint anything to worry about as long as theres still enough inside.

if your worried about the quantity of oil comin out the clutch drain hole check both the engine and gearbox oil levels.... engines often use or leak oil and need topping up ... gearoxes shouldnt use oil and rarely need topping up
 
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