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Old 27-09-2006, 10:40 PM   #1
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Default Au owners... dont use this for a sump plug

Had this car come into work thought it was differnt


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Old 27-09-2006, 10:51 PM   #2
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ROFL that is hilarious
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Old 27-09-2006, 10:52 PM   #3
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That's just stupid,




how do you get the extra ignition lead to it :
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Old 27-09-2006, 10:56 PM   #4
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I cant work it out.
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Old 27-09-2006, 10:58 PM   #5
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Old 27-09-2006, 11:35 PM   #6
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ke ke ke gold. lol that is classic
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Old 28-09-2006, 12:46 AM   #7
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I know I get spark plugs and suump plugs confused. Maybe thats why my car isn't running atm
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Old 28-09-2006, 12:52 AM   #8
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looks like it wasnt doing a good job either
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Old 28-09-2006, 01:02 AM   #9
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What's wrong with bush mechanics. Remember the coke can oil catch can - ingenious (not safe, but it did the job). If people didn't try something different, we wouldn't have light bulbs, or motor vehicles, or nuclear weapons (what "genius" thought to try and split an atom?!?). Ok, I know that's all a bit of a stretch. Maybe he just had nothing else to plug the hole with?

On a serious note, has anyone tried the magnetic sump plugs on ebay? They apparently catch and hold any metal fragments in the oil (I presume ones that escape from the filter). Would be interested to know if they actually work, but I'm sick of being a guinea pig (sucker??) with these things, lol.
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Old 28-09-2006, 06:28 AM   #10
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thats gold... LOL

i initially thought this thread was about the magnet sump plugs on ebay...
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Old 28-09-2006, 07:14 AM   #11
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Thats funny mate...i hope they know where the petrol and water go!! :Reverend:
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Old 28-09-2006, 07:27 AM   #12
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Wonder if it goes harder lol, xr6.5 hehehe
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Old 28-09-2006, 08:12 AM   #13
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lol , maybe its a insurance job tool ... hehehe

Decide you don't want ya car anymore ? , hook a lead up to it from the coilpack and ignite the oil blowing ya engine up ..lol
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Old 28-09-2006, 08:14 AM   #14
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Australian Ingenuity at work......

Does the thread match?
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Old 28-09-2006, 08:39 AM   #15
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Well it's official then AU owners have become the new Eseries..
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Old 28-09-2006, 09:23 AM   #16
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Old 28-09-2006, 09:28 AM   #17
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Yeah for the one in the sump, go one heat range cooler and set the gap to 1.3mm.

Gotta admit... looks like it's doing a good job
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Old 28-09-2006, 10:26 AM   #18
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Im suprised someone actually did that. Ohwell, stupidity will always prevail.
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Old 28-09-2006, 11:43 AM   #19
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Im suprised someone actually did that. Ohwell, stupidity will always prevail.
Don't know if its stupid - don't know the circumstances. I mean if your stuck somewhere, lost the plug, and you have to use something - anything to get mobile, why not?
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Don't know if its stupid - don't know the circumstances. I mean if your stuck somewhere, lost the plug, and you have to use something - anything to get mobile, why not?
problem is if you lost the plug while driving, the oil would be long gone before you could put a spark plug in there. How many ppl carry 5litres of oil in their boot with them....
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Old 28-09-2006, 11:59 AM   #21
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If they managed to lose or strip the thread of their sump plug in their own driveway and had nothing else to use it's a bloody great idea, if not then they are bloody insane.
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Don't know if its stupid - don't know the circumstances. I mean if your stuck somewhere, lost the plug, and you have to use something - anything to get mobile, why not?
wouldn't that mean you're one cylinder short. this is just plain stupid... don't own a ford if you're gonna treat it this way.
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problem is if you lost the plug while driving, the oil would be long gone before you could put a spark plug in there. How many ppl carry 5litres of oil in their boot with them....
me for one...
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wouldn't that mean you're one cylinder short. this is just plain stupid... don't own a ford if you're gonna treat it this way.
I'd rather drive a car 1cyl down than drive a car with no oil.
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I'd rather drive a car 1cyl down than drive a car with no oil.
And ain't that the truth.... You might not get too far otherwise :
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That's from an AU engine I had a while back. At least mine was ground down a bit.
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Old 28-09-2006, 01:50 PM   #28
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Wow. Did it work good? Thats pretty funny. Be handy to carry a spare sump plug I guess, but then again, it would be handy to carry a spare everything.
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Whats the firing order now 153sump624 ? ;)
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That's from an AU engine I had a while back. At least mine was ground down a bit.
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