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Renault Grand Scenic II oil change

cletus · 2018-04-18 13:54:03

Doing a service on this last weekend, went to change the oil, the sump plug takes a square drive. Checked the google machine, 8mm square drive. Bought one in Halfords yesterday. Reached in under the car last night without jacking it up, and it doesn't appear to fit. The inside edges of the plug are a little called, as if…

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Doing a service on this last weekend, went to change the oil, the sump plug takes a square drive. Checked the google machine, 8mm square drive. Bought one in Halfords yesterday. Reached in under the car last night without jacking it up, and it doesn't appear to fit. The inside edges of the plug are a little called, as if somebody tried to use an Allen key or similar.

Anybody shed any light as to whether I have the correct size, and somebody else made a bollix of it?

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#2 18-04-2018 2:02pm

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Maybe this may help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZiAZMWXhk

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#3 18-04-2018 2:29pm

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Thanks for that. As I presupposed, some monkey went at it with the not correct tool. Filing the gall marks flat might be the soultion

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#4 19-04-2018 8:24am

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Consider replace with new one , once you get it out.

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#5 20-04-2018 3:17pm

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smuggler.ie wrote: »

Consider replace with new one , once you get it out.

That's the plan, but want to get this one out first

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