Where is the oil drain plug on my octavia?

it's the 1.6 fsi 85Kw (BLF) engine.

I want to drain the oil and, I'v found what i think is the sump plug but it seams vary far back from the bottom of the engine, where the the plastic undertray ends (in line with the steering track rods). but i want to make sure this is where to drain the engine oil and not any thing else like the gearbox. Any help?

a pic would be great

have you taken the engine tray off? its usually hidden. Sump plugs should be very very easy to locate

no but, it doesn't look like it's been ever been off the screws are rusted on, and i've had it professionallyserviced every year

pretty sure it has to come off, the bolts will naturally be rusty.

[/img]yes i't look like the undertray will have to come off, because the bolt i'm looking @ is too far behind the engine and not even @ the castings lowest point

Isn't that the bolt that secures the upper and lower rubber mounts for the gearbox support to the assembly carrier?

If you can't find the sump, then take it somewhere.

never had much bother finding sumps myself

Revival of this thread because after a few years of the car being serviced by local mechanics not giving a f**k about the car, and putting wrong oil in, shearing/snapping bolts, losing parts. I'm going to attempt to to change the oil again myself, so can anyone confirm if this is the sump plug... This is looking up behind the undertray from the drivers side, at the sump.

 

 

05 octavia2 and, Again the engine is the 1.6 fsi

 

And yes,my previous posted picture is the gearbox mount.

I use an oil suction pump, they can be picked up quite cheaply and it removes the need to roll around on the floor. Its how all the professional garages do it anyway.

I use an oil suction pump, they can be picked up quite cheaply and it removes the need to roll around on the floor. Its how all the professional garages do it anyway.

Alright for every other oil change but personally I prefer to check the magnetic drain plug for pieces

As above I use a vacuum pump from Machine Mart, about 14 quid sucked the oil out of the dipstick hole. I was very pleasedwith the result.

Right done a bit more searching around and found this..

 

 

 

Sump plug is #33, so what I circled in photo must be it.

 

But also with regards to the suction pump idea, thats probably why it looked like the undertray had never come off, if most garages use them now.

Looks like the one to me, should be a alloy 19mm bolt you will obviously have to remove the undertray to allow the old oil to drian into a bucket of some sort and dont over tighten the bolt back up!!

My advise on this matter is dont do it yourself if struggling.

But if you insist on doing it make sure you get a new sump plug bolt and tighten it to the correct torq as the washer on the bolt snaps/cracks ( its a 1 time tightening bolt ).

Your sump guard will have been off in the past just the bolts are open to the elements under the car causing rust on the bolts, I took mine off last week to do me aircon condensor and they looked like crap (last off 2 month ago).

Also no proper garage sucks the oil out on a service they all remove sump guard and drain as it also helps with inspection of the lower engine/rear of the engine.

 

have fun

Thanks for reply's

Most of the screw heads have been sheared off the undertray, and are still stuck in engine carrier, so won't be too hard to remove (It's been tied up with cable ties instead)

I found out Plug torque on tighting is 30Nm.

That's the dogbone mount.  looks like you've been gardening as well

My advice is do not do this oil change yourself. You clearly don't know what you're doing.