Hi All. I'm Having a bit of trouble with my R reg skoda felicia 1.9d. sumbody b4 i had it has overtightend the sump plug thus stripping the threds. I've tried all sorts but to no avail so now its sump off time. So ive undone all the sump bolts and the 2 nuts holding the flywheel guard in place but can't seem to get the sump or guard off at all. Any ideas would be much appreciated as would an answer as to weatheer im missing some thing obvious. Oh just to add ive even tried slackening off the gearbox bell housing bolts to see if that helps but once again no joy :(

give it a good hard shove with a rubber mallet or even a swift kick from the heel of your foot they do tend to get quite well attached just by old age.... also you could use a long screwdriver into the sump plug hole as a lever to give it a bit more oomph, try not to prize it off by placing a lever in-between the engine block and sump.

the diesel has a rubber gasket around the sump and they stick pretty well, a block of wood and a big hammer time or big rubber mallet and smack it hard.

the thing is though the sump has all ready dropped i just cant get the damn thing out. its almost as if there is somethin holding it around the gearbox side of things :S

You sure you got all the screws?

Phil

asv far as i can see on my back as the sump has dropped all the way round just wont come out. think if i could get the flywheel plate off it would help, so ive taken the 2 nuts off it and slackend all gerabox bolts off but to no avail. it just seems wedged on the

gearbox side

ah there are 2 bolts that are behind the flywheel very hard to see and awkward to get at no need to remove the gearbox tho.. also there is a spacer plate between the engine and the sump check that the sump has come away from this as the plate goes the full width of the engine and won't come off till the oil pump is removed. the rubber gasket is bonded to this plate so make sure its stuck to the engine not the sump!!

The sump is hanging with nothing attacted to at all, all bolts that are/was holding sump are off, 2 bolts that hold plate at bottom of gearbox are off, the sump is dropped down by about 5cm crankpull side, and about 1cm flywheel side, i can move it from side to side, up and down, you name all dircetions it be moved, the sump is being held by flywheel side, by the plate that goes all the way around the gearbox. it doesnt seem like it can be pulled out due to oil strainer stopping it, the guard to the strainer/pump is still on the engine block not the sump.

Thanks for all the help guys. Turns out it was that spacer plate that sits between the sump and block. I just Cudn't see it for all the crap had to look a good few times b4 i managed to spot it n get it off with a lever bar. All this Aggro because the captive nut that the sump plug screws into has come away!!

Hi guys I've hit the same issue but can't work out which bolts you are on about so you have any pictures?

That's brilliant Richard I managed to remove it in the end it was the gasket stuck to the sump holding it to the bottom end once I removed the sump I had to remove the oil pump to get the gasket off I did take pictures but can't upload them along with the big hole in my sump

That's brilliant Richard

it's Ricardo

Send me by email the photos you took and I will post them for you. See my signature.

sorry ricardo after finally removing my sump and replacing it tip for any one else is to get the gasket off the ump side 1st then take the pump off the bottom to release the gasket and refitting a new 1 and as the 1.9D skoda felicia sump is so exspensive £100+ the golf 1.9 is adaptable with the same strainer but the oil usage is less i have 4L of oil in roughly now instead of 4.8L