just done an oil change and it was all going fine until i was tightening the sump plug and think i tightened too much as it then became turnable by hand.

 

have i sheared the plug or the sump casing?? the sump would be alot worse. I have a sump plug from ebay with a magnet on. I am hoping this is the softer part and would of sacrificed or is this false hope???

 

do halfords do 300zx sump plugs or how much will nissan charge me?

 

hope to get a reply from one of you guys in time for me to go to the shops before they shut.

 

my big question is will i more likely need to replace the plug or the sump???

You can look at the thread on the plug to see if it is burred if it looks ok then it will be the thread in the sump.

Nissan have probably got these in stock, dont cost much either.

thanks for the reply wow. just phoned nissan and they have them in stock. Will pop up there and get one. dont really want to drain all the oil again so think i will just swap them over as quick as possible and not over tighten and hopefully it will be ok.

They only need hand tight the locked off with a spanner

get a copper collapsable waher aswell

got plug from nissan. took the old one off and saw that the thread part of the ebay plug had completely come away from the magnet and bolt part. fitted the new plug with a new washer and everything is ticketyboo!

 

panic over!

 

thanks all

damn ebay and their cheap ass plugs, all that panic thinking it was a new sump.

file for compensation... i would ;)