[Georgius]

Can anyone tell me what panels I have to remove so I can get to the sump plug I have removed the middle one that has the 8mm bolts and gives ne access to the exhausts but still don't see the famous 13mm bolt :surrender:

It is on the B200 diesel thanks

 

[DEVOURS]

We do speak a different language ..don't we.....nudge..nudge..


...."access to the exhausts" ..I have no idea about why the exhausts are in this oil change here...(if it's an oil change)..


Now if you're trying to "drain the oil from the engine" by removing the "drain plug from the engine oil pan",...then you would indeed remove a 13mm bolt. My oil pan is in full view when viewing it from under the car.

There are no panels to remove "on my Canadian B 200" when viewing this oil pan.

The 13mm bolt is the 'only one' with a thin copper washer that acts as a gasket on this long drain bolt.(on mine anyway)

You will see that it is long only after you start removing it. It's coming out of aluminum,..so it's built to last and not strip the weak material.

At least that's what I have on my Canadian B 200 petrol.

 

[pfsantos]

Same here. No panels to remove for oil drain (sump) plug. 2.0 gas/petrol engine though - but I doubt you need to remove panels for the diesel.

 

[stewartw]

Hope this helps :thumbsup:

 

[Georgius]

thank you for the reply's yes Devours I was sneaking a post in work but yes we do speak the same lingo, on my B200 I have panels the full length of the car there is a long access that the garage opened when the exhaust clamp snapped but no drain plug, thanks for the pic stewart I shall print it of and head back under, I just don't want to remove all these panels.

Thanks again for the support

 

[vanctour]

Same here. No panels to remove for oil drain (sump) plug. 2.0 gas/petrol engine though - but I doubt you need to remove panels for the diesel.

Perhaps this is true for the non turbo Canadian B's. As my turbo has full length underbody panelling. To get to just about anything under the car, the underbody panelling must be removed. That's why I went with an oil extractor. Otherwise, I would just creep under the car like all my other vehicles. I thought that all B's had this, but maybe not. Even the rear suspension parts have their own cladding.

 

[DEVOURS]

Now it would be nice to see all of this turbo or diesel B paneling.

Would you post pics of the true underbody paneling and add a pic of the covered rear and paneled suspension also?

 

[Mike Tee]

I just did my oil this evening at darn near 160,000 km….with the Pela extractor. Of course the filter is easily accessible from above too. So clean, so easy. No grovelling under the car.