QUOTE(HAM Inc @ May 19 2020, 07:44 AM)
QUOTE(HAM Inc @ May 18 2020, 05:01 PM)
I used to weld a M8 Nut to the bottom of my plugs so I could use a socket instead of a screwdriver.
It just dawned on me I actually used M10 nuts, not M8.
great idea, i’d have to have someone else do that for me, i don’t currently have access to a welder
QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ May 19 2020, 09:12 AM)
Going back to the part the Dr. Phil showed, How hard would it really be to measure the original part and match the new part to it. ??
If it was long enough.
So i went ahead and bought a couple of these that have hex head
one was a Porsche part , other came from 356Devotion, but thread specs are the same as ours. i wanted to check and
measure these to compare to stock. as Chris says it better be the same depth on the inside other wise the piston will either not be held up in correct position or this plug will not be able to make it up into place. i think it can be measured with a proper tool. i borrowed one from a friend and i will take some pics of it here and post this today.
now, it turns out the oil leaking along this location was all coming from above this, at my aux oil cooler adapter plate!! this had become loose and i had not checked it or made sure it was secure and torqued correctly on the last filter and oil change SO this weekend i did oil change along with transmission service and found this to be bet loose and now it’s tight and no leaks!!! so it was a false alarm on the plug
leak but that’s fine still need to look at this further