Oil Drain Plug - http://thescirocco.com/images/OilDrainPlug.jpg

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

Have a look:
Stock on the left, Schrick's on the right
<<http://www.lugosisfriends.com/VW/oilpanbolts.jpg>>

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4 Q
'71 H-D FLH


> 
> I stripped my oil drain plug today, changing the oil and filter. The
> threads
> on the drain plug looked worn down, and I pulled one sliver out of the
> drain
> plug threads, and I fished out another sliver out of the drain hole, with
> a
> couple of Q tips. I'm glad that I checked the drain hole, because
> otherwise
> the sliver, probably would've been turned into the oil pan, by installing
> the new drain plug.
> 
> I bought one oversized 14x1.5mm, and one regular size with a magnet. I'm
> glad I did, because I couldn't even turn the oversized one into drain
> hole,
> and the magnet drain plug went in snugly.
> 
> Anyway, I noticed that the factory oil drain plug, didn't have threads all
> the way down to the head of the oil drain plug.
> Where the threads end, it continues at an angle, to the head, so it can't
> have threads. Both replacements, had threads all the way to the head.
> 
> Check it out:
> http://thescirocco.com/images/OilDrainPlug.jpg
> I'll try to take a better picture...
> 
> I know a lot of people will be changing their oil soon, before driving out
> to Cincy.
> Could you let me know, if your factory drain plug is different, by posting
> to this thread. I think they're all the same, but I'd like to verify it.
> 
> If they are all like that, I'm going to change the drain plugs, on all my
> cars...
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Peter
> http://thescirocco.com/
> 
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