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#63 Engine
not deep enough
If you have just purchased a classic If you mount a new sump plate,
Volkswagen and you are planning with new gaskets, it is recom-
to carry out initial maintenance, mended to measure the depth of
check that the studs are inserted the studs.
at the correct depth.
There is quite a difference in thick-
If they are too deep, you may not ness of materials between differ-
have enough thread to tighten ent manufacturers. Sump plates
the M6 nuts properly. If they are have different thicknesses, gaskets
not deep enough, the head of the exist in different qualities and ma-
studs will get stuck against the M6 terials, but also the sump plate
cap nut. The result is that the clo- nuts can have a different depth
sure of the sump plate against the than the original. Checking the
crankcase is not optimal, resulting position of the studs will give you
in oil leaks. certainty, and oil leaks around the
sump plate will disappear.
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