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otter-spotter

Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Scotland
Posts: 37

Femco compact drain plug

Has anyone fitted the Femco compact drain plug (www.drainplug.co.uk/compact.html)?

I like the look of this better than the standard plug (http://www.drainplug.co.uk/standard.html) as there is less of it sticking out and hopefully less to catch offroad.

Femco have been very helpful answering questions about the plugs but they don't know if the compact is "suitable" for my 300Tdi, but that could just be because they don't know if someone has done it.

Appreciate that it's easy to just take out a standard sump plug but I like the look of these and it reduces the risk of me destroying the threads...! 300 TDi 110 CSW

5th Nov 2021 1:05pm

donmacn

Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1845

I know I have a Femco plug fitted to my 300Tdi and I’m pretty sure it’s a compact one. If the standard one fits I can’t understand the confusion over whether a compact one would work?

Have you been in touch with www.drain plug.co.uk ? They supply Femco stuff. I found them really helpful on the phone.

If you do fit one, also get the length of pipe to direct oil flow into your container. Mess and stress free.

I got one with a magnetic end to it (I think! memory’s not what it was!) so as my engine’s relatively recently rebuilt I’ll probably take it out the first few times just to check swarf etc, but taking it out once the sump is empty is a much easier prospect.

I’m mentally scarred from undoing a V8 drain plug once, not expecting the oil to shoot out sideways, hit the chassis leg and ‘starburst’ all over the place. Killed the flowerbed and the boss wasn’t happy. Now I take extreme precautions to keep things neat and tidy.

Femco?

Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

5th Nov 2021 5:30pm

otter-spotter

Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Scotland
Posts: 37

Good to know - thanks!

I think I'm going to go ahead and give it a try. Might also look at getting the magnet version to give it a check every few years.

Cheers
Jim 300 TDi 110 CSW

5th Nov 2021 7:13pm

Litch

Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 765

Don't get too hung up about standard Femco plug on a 300TDi, I have had one fitted since 2004 and it has never been an issue.
The local main dealer managed to strip the sump-plug at the initial 500M service so I immediately replaced it with the Femco plug (marketed by Difflock) and it has been there ever since. ONE LIFE, GET IT!

7th Nov 2021 10:41am

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