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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: omegod on 27 November 2012, 11:39:41

Title: Rad drain screw
Post by: omegod on 27 November 2012, 11:39:41

Put a new drain screw in the bottom of the rad, would this normally have an external washer on it? There was an old crappy, rusty one on it but didn't look at all original ! This is where the old opel parts diagram site would have come in handy >:(

PS it didn't come with a new one !!

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: Entwood on 27 November 2012, 11:46:07

If memory serves .. it has TWO rubber washers on it ..and a fibre sealing washer (looking for a picture)

link won't work from old site to new ..

put "Omega radiator drain tap" into google images and you get a load of hits :)

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: andyc on 27 November 2012, 11:51:16

Shoud be two O rings on the shaft of the plug and a shake proof washer which is a seperate item, this would be the crusty rusty item you have

Andy

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: omegod on 27 November 2012, 12:01:13

Which will explain all my lovely coolant pissing away then ;D

Cheers chaps :y

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: dbug on 27 November 2012, 15:41:12

If your new plug is a "black" one and your old a "red" one there are subtle differences in the seal positioning which could leak to continuing leakage - had this on one of ours.  Solution was to swap the 2 new o-ring seals to the old red plug ;)

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: Andy B on 27 November 2012, 17:58:37

Just call me RobG  ::)  ::)  ::)

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/Omega/S73F0284.jpg)

the lower O ring should be in the groove just above whee it is now  ;)

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: RobG on 27 November 2012, 18:10:45

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/RADPLUG.jpg)

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: RobG on 27 November 2012, 18:11:31

Quote from: Andy B on 27 November 2012, 17:58:37

Just call me RobG  ::)  ::)  ::)

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/Omega/S73F0284.jpg)

the lower O ring should be in the groove just above whee it is now  ;)

Where`s the pic then Andy :P ;D

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: HockeyDave55 on 27 November 2012, 18:15:39

I changed my plug for a new one from VX. the part they gave me was the black one and it is the wrong part....
I just put the seals from the black one onto the red plug and all good...
Is your plug red or black??

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 27 November 2012, 18:16:00

Quote from: RobG on 27 November 2012, 18:11:31

Quote from: Andy B on 27 November 2012, 17:58:37

Just call me RobG  ::)  ::)  ::)

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/Omega/S73F0284.jpg)

the lower O ring should be in the groove just above whee it is now  ;)

Where`s the pic then Andy :P ;D

And what did the bloke who designed it have for breakfast that morning?

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: omegod on 27 November 2012, 21:42:57

New one is red I think

Title: Re: Rad drain screw
Post by: dbug on 27 November 2012, 21:46:54

Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 27 November 2012, 18:15:39

I changed my plug for a new one from VX. the part they gave me was the black one and it is the wrong part....
I just put the seals from the black one onto the red plug and all good...
Is your plug red or black??

!!!!!! Thats what I said above  ::)