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Posted by: meares Sep 22 2005, 12:26 PM

What and where is the taco plate?

Posted by: aveale Sep 22 2005, 12:28 PM

So many jokes, so little time.

I believe it is the 4" round plate that gives access to the oil strainer beside the oil drain plug.

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Posted by: lapuwali Sep 22 2005, 12:35 PM

No. The taco plate is off to the driver's side of the sump, forward. It's held on with two bolts. The oil temp sender goes there, if the car is equipped with one. The round plate in the center IS the oil strainer, but it's not the "taco plate". That's where the "tuna can" goes, if you have one.

Posted by: SLITS Sep 22 2005, 12:51 PM

Tuna & Tacos....where's RS when we need him?

Posted by: Kerrys914 Sep 22 2005, 12:56 PM

This is going to be a great thread

Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 22 2005, 01:01 PM

The taco plate is $4.99, comes withtwo tacos, rice and beans. You want nachos with that?

Next!

--DD

Posted by: Midtowner Sep 22 2005, 01:17 PM

It certainly doesn't help me in that my other nickname is "Taco".

Posted by: meares Sep 22 2005, 03:47 PM

i knew this would be a wild one!!!!!!!! do you drain the oil through the black plate where the strainer is or through the bolt near it? the reason i ask is a can't get the damn bolt off...so i drain it through the strainer piece.

Posted by: synthesisdv Sep 22 2005, 03:56 PM

not that funny but here it is

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Posted by: SLITS Sep 22 2005, 03:58 PM

The bolt is the actual drain....you can drain it through the strainer, but then you need two new gaskets and a torque wrench (DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE BOLT).

The drain plug (bolt) should be 19 mm as I remember (or maybe 18, but certainly not 17).