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11th Apr 2017 8:34 am
Cohiba
Member Since: 12 Oct 2016
Location: Manchester
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Bought one from lidl, every thing going well till I tried to remove the filter element from it housing. 4 clips need holding in well filter is pulled out, can't get the thing out, I am thinking of banging my head on the wall at this moment in time and running down the road in my y fronts can someone please help.
Not my favourite technology - I have one on my pride & joy - not by choice.
Not being able to let oil drain away from an open dump is ridiculous. A simple proven technology.
My concern is the complete removal of sludge that can & will build up over time jeopardising the cleanliness of the engine oil.
What's the advantage of not having a simp plug ?
Will it or should it be a sump pan off jog at 50-60k mikes ?....is this already being done ?
Only removing a sump pan & actually looking will confirm this.
Modern synthetic oils do last longer & do better - but they have to hold & contend with more sludge / debris due to longer oil change out intervals.
..& there's no magnetic plug to catch worn off stuff.BREXIT - done properly.
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..& there's no magnetic plug to catch worn off stuff.
THEY ALL HAVE A SUMP PLUG
Get underneath and have a look , extraction tubes just make the job quicker and get all of the oil out anyway
As regards the dipstick cause - it continues unabated
Beanie.....My sincere & abject apologies for the iPad predictive text....I'll blame me for not checking my script before pressing the "send" button.
Yes your right it's a SUMP plug which if it's there you would or could use...
The XK I have has a sump plug (part number JAJ8-8461 - original OEM one cost ££6..04) an adapted one with a magnet..a bit more.
The extract pump "gets all the oil" out - but if you watch a sump draining it comes very readily, with sludge too.
Yes I know my D3 has one of these sump plugs too....haven't a clue about the models years of the D4.
Many thanks for the text correction.
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Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
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D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
I remember hearing that TDV8 engines do not have a sump plug (admittedly this doesn't apply to the D4 obviously) - does anyone know if this is true?
On the topic of sludge...The sump plug is there if you really wanted to drain from the bottom but I don't think its necessary to do it every oil change. There shouldn't really be a build up of sludge and the vacuum extractor should be fir to lift any small quantity there may be.
12th Apr 2017 9:51 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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Thanks for clarifying dgardel...I was mis-informed.
13th Apr 2017 8:14 am
dgardel
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swansty wrote:
Thanks for clarifying dgardel...I was mis-informed.
swansty
swansty wrote:
I remember hearing that TDV8 engines do not have a sump plug (admittedly this doesn't apply to the D4 obviously) - does anyone know if this is true?
On the topic of sludge...The sump plug is there if you really wanted to drain from the bottom but I don't think its necessary to do it every oil change. There shouldn't really be a build up of sludge and the vacuum extractor should be fir to lift any small quantity there may be.
but if you change the oil every 15000km, you haven't sludge on oil sump......... this is one of the key point of a good maintenance....Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License
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he's ranting about dipstick less engines, no dipstick doesn't mean no dump / simp plug 
