=jon= Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hi Has anyone fitted some of these: http://www.difflock.com/oilsandadditives/drain-plugs (The Difflock no mess sump plug valve drain hose thingies) I had a look at this a while back, when they were about £30 for the whole kit - now it's pushing £60 for the plug and drain hose! Are they really worth that sort of money - the feedback from searching seems very positive but from back before the price went up, or are there cheaper alternatives out there? Cheers Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I had one on my 200tdi and it always worked well. Just had to be wary of the residual oil in the pipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 I guess by the past tense you don't have it anymore? (although I'm guessing that LR probably didn't use a common sized sump plug across the different models as that would have been way too easy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Well I don't have it any more as the engine is now fitted in a friends 110! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I have one fitted to my 300Tdi... love it! My only criticism is that on a previous Disco the thread in the sump was less than perfect, and these strip quite easily. I don't recall the exact number, but something like 12Nm is all they tighten to. They make an oil change a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I looked at them, but wondered if they would retain any large pieces of crud/metal in the sump and therefore not alert you to their presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I probably wouldn't bother with another one. It came in the car so I used it. If there's a straight drop to the ground from the drain hole I wouldn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I had one in the last 90 and one in the current, makes oil changes easy peasy lemon squeezy. You doubters are weird for having to ask. And it's certainly cheaper than chasing jiggy jiggy on Valentine's day ? HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I probably wouldn't bother with another one. It came in the car so I used it. If there's a straight drop to the ground from the drain hole I wouldn't bother. I should have added 'at that price' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I've got one to fit next service - which should be next weekend. I bought it straight from FEMCO and from memory it was a little cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have one, well I've had it over ten years. No more oil up my arm pit, no more dropping a hot sump plug into hot oil and having to find it. As I use good oil, Millers XFE I didn't notice any crud in the sump when the sump was last dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I've had one for a number of years and it's great. Not sure I'd spend £60 on it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Sure I've seen cheaper but can't remember where as I want one for my V8 Series1 Rimmer Bros has a Stalhbus drain kit for the RV8 at £40 incl VAT but don't know if they have others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 That Stahlbus kit looks pretty similar, and appears to come with all of the gubbins for £40 too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Rather than messing round with these stupid, expensive solutions - if you have a wet/dry 'shop' vacuum-cleaner, buy one of the probe-adapters that let you use the shop-vac to suck the old oil out through the dipstick-tube. Pull out the dipstick, stuff in the probe, switch on the sucker. Go and make yourself a coffee. Ten minutes later - you've drunk the coffee and the sump's sucked-out. What's not to like?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 if you have a wet/dry 'shop' vacuum-cleaner Unfortunately I don't. And I think the missus would get p'd off if I use the wet/dry carpet cleaner for changing the oil on the cars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 my brother managed to strip the sump plug on his 320d (he had the ratchet set to tighten rather than loosen and was swinging off it thinking "someones really done a number on this" when trying to undo it . A garage fixed it by badly tapping the wrecked M12 thread out to M14, and jamming in an M14 sump plug. Removing that M14 plug feels horrible and retorquing it after feels even worse. So to save any sump-replacement sized hassle, he bought himself an oil pump like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-TP69P-Vacuum-Oil-Fluid-Extractor-Pump-Manual-6-5ltr-Replaces-TP69-/201430427258?hash=item2ee630667a:g:kNQAAOSwKIpWATaT It comes with a variety of hoses that you poke down the dipstick tube and you pump it up like a garden sprayer, and it sucks all the old oil out. We tried removing the drain plug after it had done its thing, and it really was empty. Quite dear, but makes an oil change really easy and saves you clambering underneath. Plus unlike the wee tap thing, works on all your cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I did wonder about one of these some time ago http://www.axminster.co.uk/proxxon-ap-12-universal-oil-pump-12v-dc-474928 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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