Removing Sump Plug!

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

  I'll have to get me one of those then - don't suppose they're baffled too 

[rubjonny]

I don't know, but I also forgot to mention you can fit a MK3 diesel windage tray, it basically replaces the sump gasket:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-MOTORSPORT-WINDAGE-TRAY-RARE_W0QQitemZ4643982320

(VW motorsport rare my arse!!!)  Although they ain't cheap and £10 is a bargain

[mk316valver]

 I don't know much about mk3's as I cant stand them!!

MK1MADJ

Why are you on the MK3 forum then??

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

  I only read the title - sump plugs are quite universal 

[AudiA8Quattro]

So is engine oil, it doesn't catch fire 

[Greg]

I had the exact same problem with my mk3 16v a couple of months ago. I pretty much rounded the old nut with my cordless impact wrench. I eventually got it off after removing the plastic sump guard and putting a blowtorch on the nut for a min or two. Then the impact wrench took it off much easier.
But a new sump plug from VW cost £7.31 

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

So is engine oil, it doesn't catch fire 

  yeah thats why castrol include a "fire-fighting measures" section in their safety data sheet - you never seen a car burning at the side of the road then 

http://www.conocophillips.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6CE617E1-0CFD-44B4-9416-60E3ECE38EC8/0/GTX_15W40.pdf

[AudiA8Quattro]

So is engine oil, it doesn't catch fire 

  yeah thats why castrol include a "fire-fighting measures" section in their safety data sheet - you never seen a car burning at the side of the road then 

http://www.conocophillips.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6CE617E1-0CFD-44B4-9416-60E3ECE38EC8/0/GTX_15W40.pdf

Oil is made to withstand very high temperatures, such as on the cylinder bores. So heating up a sump plug isn't going to be a fire hazard 
Since you seem to be such a knowledgable chappy i expect you already know that