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bakers

Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #1

Hi All,

Just been under the Landy adjusting fan and pump belt when I noticed this threaded hole.

Not sure what should be in there, is it a drain plug or some sort of valve or what?

If oil is supposed to be in there, then there ain't any

Steve

 

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dodgyrob

New Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #2

That looks like the hole in the fly wheel housing you put the locking tool in to set the engine to TDC.
If you go wading you should put a wading plug in there and then take it out again immediately after you finish.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #3

it is a wading plug in timing case ,leave it open and just fit plug for wading remove again after

 

natas

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #4

Why cant the wading plugs be left in?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #5

to allow any oil that gathers to leak out , and water will enter through seals in time so you remove them to ensure any that has gets out

 

philvy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #6

timing case runs full of anything coming thru the seals engine-side

 

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bakers

Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #7

The plug hole is at the front of the engine just behind the drive pulley.

Isn't the flywheel housing at therear of the engine?

I guess the cam belt is in there somewhere or am I lost

Sorry I'm feeling a bit of a numpty now

 

philvy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #8

there are two of those: one flywheel, one timing case

 

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bakers

Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #9

Thanks all, looks like I can rest easy then.

Leave it open as it is unless I go wading, great and thanks again.

 

currymunster

Active Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #10

I'd love to have seen your neighbours faces when they watched you climb under your Landy on yer back with a camara!! :crazy: LOL HEE HEE

 

philvy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #11

currymunster said:

I'd love to have seen your neighbours faces when they watched you climb under your Landy on yer back with a camara!! :crazy: LOL HEE HEE

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they'll get used to it
my neighbours ask what's wrong with me or my car if they havent seen me beneath it for a week, thats completely looney...

 

M0YAA

New Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #12

I wouldn't worry lol,

I found out, when i took my disco for a timing belt at a garage in Scunthorpe they found a wading plug in it, now it pre dates my ownership, and the previous owner (work mate) so it's been in there for over 4 years! Not surprisingly the housing was flooded with oil. Guess I'm lucky it didn't do some damage.

 

currymunster

Active Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #13

philvy said:

they'll get used to it
my neighbours ask what's wrong with me or my car if they havent seen me beneath it for a week, thats completely looney...

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:biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:
Looney but fun!!