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what the F*CK have i done now???
nathanharris1987 - 4/9/08 at 06:41 PM

thought i was bleeding the cooling system then thought it was a good idea to turn the key,

oil started p!ssing out from this bad boy here :

eh?
eh?


What on earth is it? what is its purpose?

and why cant i seem to screw the little c*nt back in? argh its one of those nights!

nath


big_wasa - 4/9/08 at 06:44 PM

bigger picture chap ?


mookaloid - 4/9/08 at 06:55 PM

it looks like a blanking plug for the oil gallery.

don't know why it wont go back in unless it was staked in to start with and it needs a tap running down the thread to clean it up before replacing the plug

cheers

Mark


rusty nuts - 4/9/08 at 06:56 PM

Oil gallery plug??


nathanharris1987 - 4/9/08 at 06:56 PM

problem
problem


nathanharris1987 - 4/9/08 at 06:57 PM

in red circle just above insert for thermo housing


paulf - 4/9/08 at 07:27 PM

Its the end of the oilway that feeds the exhaust camshaft bearings.Maybe the threads are damaged , i would remove it completely and check threads in the head are not crossthreaded, if they are you will need to retap it and clean out the oilways
Paul.


MakeEverything - 5/9/08 at 12:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by nathanharris1987

eh?
eh?


What on earth is it? what is its purpose?


nath


Its a screw, for screwing into threaded holes... A Torx one to be more specific...


Seriously, it looks like just a blank for the oilways.