more oil related questions.... do I need a genuine copen sump washer or are they a generic kind of thing? and do I need a new plug each time or are they ok to re-use? thanks!
you mean do you need a new washer, not the plug itself? No not a new plug. Many say need a new washer but I've re-used them a good few times in the past. Especially as a student with my mini when didn't have cash for a washer! I used to add a bit of gasket seal just in case. Any washer thats the right size should be ok
You can get the washer very cheap, under a pound each on MicksGarage. A new plug is about the same. I got some off of ebay, that have a magnet in them. The dimensions of the plug are M 12 x 1,25
They are not under a pound! they add postage which takes one washer to £4 I attached a magnet to my plug to make my own magnet sump plug for free
I've no idea what the pound price is, as it's all euro for me... You need to buy more than 30 euros worth to get free postage - which I think is fair. I've no idea what the filters are like, btw - I bought a few random brand ones off them, but have not had time to see if they fit, to bump up the price. I suggest getting some oil off them, seeing as you're changing the oil anyway. This link is for everything related to the 660cc Copen, excluding oil. I used it to buy the last Nipparts air filter, which is considerably cheaper than the blueprint version
Yeah, they should be the same... Anyone with a 1.3L wanna confirm. Use coupon code "AwesomeSocks10" for 10% off until the end of April 2014.
Hello dsb, May be you have already performed your oïl drain, and I hope everything is OK now About the drain plug and gasket, a new gasket is the good choice, or if not possible, warm it can be the solution until the next oïl change. An important thing is not to over-tighten the plug : the tightening torque should be 23.6 to 35.4 Nm (17.4 - 26.1 ft-lb or 2.4 - 3.6 kgf-m). If it is not clear for you, it's better to have a small leakage and to tighten a bit more after than to destroy the threading of the crankcase :-(( Give us feed back, please
