E30 Zone

am i right in thinking these are the filler/drain plugs...?
if so are they 17mm...?
cheers eoin.

yes they are!
not sure on size though

think it may be the same as the g/box...they also look fookin solid

its a good idea to make sure you can open the filler plug on these before draining the oil out

They need a 10mm allen key, the socket type is best that you use with a ratchet.

Un-do the top one first, you would be slightly pissed off if you drained all the old oil out then couldnt get the filler plug out

It has happened before i bet.


If you dont have one then a good ballance of price and quality is the Halfords Professional range, they have a lifetime warrantee so if you break it you just take it back and they give you a new one no questions asked... I'm on my 4th 36'' breaker bar

nice one tomtomiS,and i was going to do the drain first

tomtomiS wrote:its a good idea to make sure you can open the filler plug on these before draining the oil out

Very good idea!

a good soaking with WD40 or similar thenight before, as mentioned dont use a right angle allen key use a proper sized allen socket as fitted to a decent wratchet bar, then before you attempt to shift it fit the allen socket in the filling plug (without the wratchet) and a good few hits with a hammer will ensure the allen socket is well in the plug and the shock will help loosen the corrosion.

mrlee

10 is no good mine is a 14mm and halfords only do up to a 12mm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/14mm-Hex-key-Sock ... 240%3A1318

Thats what you need, I have only ever seen 10mm plugs on E30 diff's though (untill now)

it may be that theyve been changed stonesie,anyway job done,wernt as solid as they looked