anguswyatt Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Having just got my Galaxy back from being serviced, the mechanic advised that the sump drain plug was cattled and that the thread on the sump was so stripped and worn, his temporary repair with PTFE would only last a few miles. Obviously, the first option was to swear, and then go into a fit of despair over the cost for a new sump vs finding decent second hand one and then having it fitted... I went for option 3, and had an engineer fit a helicoil and new sump nut, with the sump still attached to the car for Quote
seatkid Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Somebody is to blame for damaging the plug/sump - personally I dont see how it is possible to damage it unless you are a big gorilla - its steel and well lubricated. I would strongly suspect your "mechanic"..... Muppets. Quote
gregers Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 yeah that does smack of we cocked up but we wont admit it,and were blame othershttp://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif Quote
Mirez Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 personally I dont see how it is possible to damage it unless you are a big gorilla - its steel and well lubricated. There in lies the problem, the "consumable" sump nut is made of a stonger material then the aluminium cast it sits in so any tightening/crossing issues (albeit they shouldn't happen) will always strip the thread from the sump before the nut - poor design IMO. The only saving grace on the galaxy is that the sump can be dropped with ease as nothing else has to come off. When I replaced mine (to fit the level sender) it took a little over an hour and cost Quote
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