OAP Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 My dry sumped SLR has no oil drain hole in the sump plate. Caterham told me they are all like that, and I should remove the blue plate below the dry sump to drain the oil. I know of two other SLR's - one supplied before mine and one supplied afterwards - which do have conventional drain plugs. Am I the odd one out, or are the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Just the plate on mine Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Green Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 There is a hose going from the rear-ish of the sump pan, up to the scavenge pump. You will need to remove this hose at the sump pan end. A good 1/5th of the oil will still be in the sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ray Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I change my oil and the filter every couple of trackdays. I just disconnect the thick pipe between the sump and the pump. Between that and the filter most of the oil seems to come out - and what is left has hardly been over used. Obviously this is a slightly lazy approach to the job - is it good enough?Should I be removing the blue plate on the sump to get all of it out? Also, what about the Apollo tank - does any oil stay there and if so how to get that out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Martin, Do you mean the big pipe from the dry sump tank to the pressure pump? This would make more sense. It is reasonably easy to remove the dry sump belt and turn the pulley to drain the sump some more. The last half litre in the tank can be removed with a pump siphon tool that you can pick up for a few quid in any motor factor. This saves disturbing the silicone sealant or O ring under the blue plate. The Apollo on the R500s is a reduced capacity version of the full wet sump one. The full Apollo tank has a drain plug - not sure about the R500 one. and yes, some oil will be retained. Loosening the top vent hose will allow air in at the top of the tank and the oil in the top pipe will drain back to the oil filter. The tank itself and the lower pipe can only exit to the oil galleries and only the main bearings are below its height. Seepage will be slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Think someone else posted a similar question recently, and I may or may not have replied to it... I'll have a look and post a link... Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Ah yes, here it is Click here for a stimulating read Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I use a suction pump to remove all the oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 "Click here for a stimulating read" Of course its stimulating, I started it!! 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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