Hi,

I'm going to attempt an oil and filter change this week and cannot find any info on what size sump plug i need to buy to replace the old one.

There are several different versions I have seen in halfords but they do not say what sizes etc they are. I've never done any DIY servicing on my car and just want everything to go smoothly

Car is an mk1 vrs.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Rob

Go to the dealers they are only a couple of quid.

Yep dealers. Or one of these: Awesome > ECS Magnetic Drain Plug With 10 Copper Washers

ok will do. Thanks guys much appreciated.

part number is N90813202 only £1.14

Or if you look in Halfords they have the little flippy catalogues on the shelf edge which tell you what number plug and washer kit you need for a Skoda Octavia VRS

I tend to get mine from the dealer when I buy a new oil filter

Yep dealers. Or one of these: Awesome > ECS Magnetic Drain Plug With 10 Copper Washers

I have fitted one of these. You will also need something like this :-

Laser Oil Filter Cup Wrench 76mm from Halfords Price £5.49

to get the filter undone. Thats the one i bought, its a pig to undo otherwise.

The oil filter number is 06A 115 561 B about £5.12 plus vat

Peter

I thought the sump plugs were soft and sacrificial on these engines due to the aluminium sump.

How do the ECS plugs deal with that side of things?

I thought the sump plugs were soft and sacrificial on these engines due to the aluminium sump.

How do the ECS plugs deal with that side of things?

Thats correct, they should be replaced, i d be slightly dubious about re-using, we ve had so many cars in with loose sump plugs from a damaged sump thread :thumbdwn:

I thought the sump plugs were soft and sacrificial on these engines due to the aluminium sump.

How do the ECS plugs deal with that side of things?

That's the idea behind the aluminium ECS sump plug. The OE plug is steel, so harder than the aluminium sump material, and more likely to damage the threads in the sump. Which is a common problem caused by people getting carried away with a spanner!

So by switching to a softer (aluminium) plug, you're less likely to damage the sump (expensive), and more likely to damage the ally plug (cheap) if it does get overtightened.

You can re-use the ECS plug happily, just don't damage it.