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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Dalo Harkin on 22 July 2012, 08:20

Title: oil from sump bolt
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 22 July 2012, 08:20

Losing oil from sump bolt, dont want to tighten anymore incase i knacker the thread.
any ideas  :undecided:
seen its quite common....

Title: Re: oil from sump bolt
Post by: CL-SID on 22 July 2012, 09:31

Get a new nut and washer... :wink:

Never changed one on mk3 but normally the washer wears allowing oil to drip out. Sometimes they are a compression washer and this fails after being removed and refitted all the time.

Title: Re: oil from sump bolt
Post by: Hoggy on 22 July 2012, 10:48

I would be suprised uf it is the drain plug thats jiggered, the mk4 ones are very good quality even though the stealers will give you a new one with a filter, more likely to be damaged threads on the sump, common fault.