Sigma wet sump plug

[Garth]

I want to replace my wet sump plug with an adapter to take a sender unit, but have no idea what size the thread is - can anyone help? - otherwise I will have to take it out! Thanks Garth

[SKC]

Hi Garth,

 

I wouldn't recommend doing this. I tried to drill and tap a sump plug for my Sigma engine once and the sump plug wall thickness became very thin so opted not to measure the temperature in this way. We ended up fitting a heat exchanger to our engine and put a temperature sensor in the oil line from the heat exchanger to the engine oil feed. Works a treat!! Oil temperature is up to operating temperature with in four or five miles and oil temp never goes above 100 degrees.

 

Regards

 

SKC

[Garth]

Thanks SKC - I was planning to try and use the existing sump plug hole/ thread (without modifying it) to fit the sender into, so assume the wall thickness around the existing thread will be robust enough?

[Garth]

Hi Simon - thanks for your mail - The mail address you mailed me from keeps on being rejected - could you send me an address I can use to get in touch? thanks

Garth

[John Vine]

Is the Sigma drain plug the same as the R400D? Probably not, but if it is, you could use this.

 

JV

 

Edited by - John Vine on 20 Jul 2013 18:30:44