Sump required for my 2.2Hdi

[Welly]

My mechanic has an air-powered vacuum kinda thing and he reckons you get more oil out than through draining by gravity, somehow. I suppose it's handy so you don't have to disturb the undertray who's fixings don't like being messed about with.

[steve_earwig]

That's what I read somewhere but I really think it depends on the engine, it's no use whatsoever if the thing doesn't make it to the bottom of the dip stick tube, like mjb's found, and I can add the 1.6 HDi to that as the dipstick tube has 2 90 degree bends near the bottom (I seen one). This probably means the 2.2, err, too.

[Welly]

That's why the 1.6's dippy snaps off then?

Oil being Oil I guess under suction it just follows itself in a chain. To be fair I've done many oil changes in my yoof and always found there's more oil to come out even when you've let it drain for ages (especially if you've raised the car to get under, let it down again and get another cup full out).

[steve_earwig]

hat's why the 1.6's dippy snaps off then?

I reckon so, that's what had happened to the car I was watching. Btw it had a pressed steel sump, I'm glad to see these ones are alloy because the mastic they used it bluddy tough and the tin sump pan ended up a little mangled

[dirtydirtydiesel]

DDD, thanks for the help - I will see how I get on. Helicoil on mine isn't possible because of the lump of something behind the hole so you can't get in to use the kit..

Sorry Kelv,
but yes you can there meant for use in blind holes, I use them all the time & have been doing so for the last twenty five years .
As I said I did mine with the sump on the car, dificult but not impossible but with the sump off the car it's a peice of p**s .

[GingerMagic]

Cheers DDD, I will approach my local Pug man - he is very nice - and see if he will Helicoil it when its off the car awaiting the new gasket.
Kelv.