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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: raywilb on 10 May 2017, 14:00:19
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I think that I know the answer but just checking. are all omega oil pan plugs the same ?? . my thoughts they are
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Not in terms of the way the seal.
Later facelift ones use rubber O-ring, which have a very low Nm to tighten. Early versions use the copper washer.
But I think they are the same thread size.
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There are variances based on engines and age. I think most of the post 1998 GM engines use the same though...
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Garage butchers stripped thread on my 2.5td on warranty service 17 years ago. Since then I put plumbers tape on the thread of bolt, and never had a leak or problem since! :y
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Garage butchers stripped thread on my 2.5td on warranty service 17 years ago. Since then I put plumbers tape on the thread of bolt, and never had a leak or problem since! :y
Haynes torque settings for torx head sump plugs are 10Nm, surprisingly low, but 45 or 55 for Hex head plugs. I imagine all torx plugs have O-rings and Hex plugs copper washers. Most Omegas I have owned had torx head plugs, but not all. The variety risks overtightening of the torx head plugs, especially by non-Vx dealers. It sounds like OP's car was damaged by a Vx dealer!
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I use one of these, Sealey 6.5L Manual Vacuum Oil and Fluid Extractor and on the Desmond I can change the oil filter from above. ;) So I avoid the sump plug altogether. :y
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Garage butchers stripped thread on my 2.5td on warranty service 17 years ago. Since then I put plumbers tape on the thread of bolt, and never had a leak or problem since! :y
Snap, but I drilled & tapped mine out oversize. :y
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Garage butchers stripped thread on my 2.5td on warranty service 17 years ago. Since then I put plumbers tape on the thread of bolt, and never had a leak or problem since! :y
Snap, but I drilled & tapped mine out oversize. :y
Then mine was helicoiled. That finally solved it :y