Re: Where to buy oil plug

["J. Stevens" <jstevens@kaiwan.com>]

At 09:08 PM 2/22/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I went for my regular oil change. They told me the oil plug is stripped.
>They call around, no one carries them except the dealer.  The dealer
>asks for $20 cnd.  I just can't see myself paying $20 for a plug.
>Someone else (aftermarket) must make one for audi 90 - 90q20v (1990).
>Does anyone know ?

Did he strip the bolt end of it, or the threads.  A mechanic stripped
the bolt portion on mine, and I had trouble finding an aftermarket
replacement.  Since there was no dealer near me, I just filed the bolt
down to the next socket size.  Works fine.

cya,
John
90q20v

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