sump plug

does anyone know if this fits a GTA Turbo?

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/go ... read-ap-10

or this

https://www.autopartspro.co.uk/fa1-7869597

The thread of the Sump Plug is M16 x 1.5mm....... so take your pick.

[stephendell]

There’s nothing special about these. The square plug version are used on most renaults including the GTA. Just check the thread as already suggested.

Maybe it's just my car? I find it's quite a pain to get my square socket on the drain plug, there just isn't enough space. Besides that, the threads in the sump don't seem very robust anymore, that's probably normal after 30-some years and probably due to multiple mechanics tightening the plug too hard into the soft aluminum. But somewhere I ran across a slightly different approach using something called a Stahlbus plug with an integrated drain mechanism, this intrigued me because once it's in, you should never need to remove it again. To drain the oil again, screw off the cap, plug in the drain adapter with the hose on it and out comes the oil. Can't vouch for the drain mechanism yet, though, as I've only just installed the Stahlbus, next oil change later this year or early next year. Here are a few pictures with and without the drain hose thingy:

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That looks a cool solution 32 quid for a sump plug though....... i'll have to wait until ive had a few beers before i might be buying that

Yeah, it probably was, but I just don't remember it costing that much, funny how you kind of forget that part of it over time. I guess I was thinking more of how many beers I'd need after the sump thread finally let go.