AH-4x4 said:

Hi All,

Need some advice, my engine on a 200TDI defender 90 is a 11L 17377A, with the BritPart service kit I got a crush and a solid copper washer for the oil pan plug. Which one should I use?

Also is it just me or doing the oil pan plug up is very stiff..!!! ? seems cross threaded but had the oil pan off today and threads seem fine. Question, is the bolt/plug tapered ??

Regards.....

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dag019 said:

I am going to jump on this thread with my issue as I was looking at the crush washers as a posisble attempt to fix. My new to me 200tdi engine is leaking form the sump plug. =I fitted a new solid copper washer and sump plug as part of the light rebuild it had before fitting. Any other suggestions as everyone is recommending solid washers maybe the crush washer isn't the solution I thought it would be?

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dag019 said:

I am going to jump on this thread with my issue as I was looking at the crush washers as a posisble attempt to fix. My new to me 200tdi engine is leaking form the sump plug. =I fitted a new solid copper washer and sump plug as part of the light rebuild it had before fitting. Any other suggestions as everyone is recommending solid washers maybe the crush washer isn't the solution I thought it would be?

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lynall said:

I have been reusing the same dowty seal as my 200 drain plug seal for years with no leaks.

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dag019 said:

I am going to jump on this thread with my issue as I was looking at the crush washers as a posisble attempt to fix. My new to me 200tdi engine is leaking form the sump plug. =I fitted a new solid copper washer and sump plug as part of the light rebuild it had before fitting. Any other suggestions as everyone is recommending solid washers maybe the crush washer isn't the solution I thought it would be?

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miktdish said:

Your threads maybe worn, the copper washer should seal it OK as long as the material is pliable enough and as @Turboman says a bit of plumbers tape may help.

The reusable Dowty bonded seal washer was originally designed to replace copper washers so should be an excellent replacement.
I was looking for one last year when I did an oil change on my Fokker .... have you got a spare one @lynall ?

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Turboman said:

As far as I know, that engine would have originally had a solid washer.

People have a habit of doing up the sump plugs ridiculously tight, so the thread on yours may have suffered minor damage, making it hard to screw in. I don't think the plug is tapered.

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AH-4x4 said:

Thanks Turboman... looking at the Haynes Book its calling for 45Nm on the drain plug, seems abit excessive, is this correct?

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lynall said:

I have been reusing the same dowty seal as my 200 drain plug seal for years with no leaks.

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kevstar said:

When I bought my 200tdi project it had a sparkplug used as the sump plug.
If it works it works..

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Turboman said:

How did they attach the plug lead?

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Ratae said:

Sometimes copper washers are hardened by the stamping out process they are made by.
So are likely to benefit by being annealed - as mentioned above - which will soften them again.

And another vote for PTFE tape!

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