scottyp91
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as my car is lowered i caught the sump plug on a man hole cover sticking up from the road and riped the sump plug completely out striping the thread. i was just wondering is it easy enough to fit a new sump on my corsa sport 1.4 1999 i have noticed i need a female torx bit any1 know the size of this is i dont have them in my socket set and dont have the funds to go buy a full set of female torx sockets cheers in advance 
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alan-g-w
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Well I'm guessing you won't need to empty the sump since there's a big hole in it so you might not need this torx bit.
I'm pretty sure it'll be a case of exhaust manifold off from the head/ take it right off it you want, drop it down a bit, undo the sump, take the sump off then the opposite of that to re fit obviously getting a new gasket and some sort of sealant.
Where are you getting the new sump?
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scottyp91
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The female torx bit is for the bolts conecting sump to engine also sump connects to the side of the engine ie think its fly wheel casing so wasn't sure because it isn't like a usual 1 litre sump
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alan-g-w
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Ah right sorry, I thought you were talking about the plug when you said about the torx bit.
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Brederin
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You should be able to undo the torx bits with a normal socket, as I have done so myself the past few days and my X12XE also bolts into something else on the passenger side. You might need to undo your Exhaust Manifold to get clearance in order to free the sump and replace it, you may also need to use a mallet to free it if is still the standard sump, hope this helps as I didn't find much on the subject and am doing mine later.
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alan-g-w
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If I was to give one bit of advice it'd be not to use a normal socket on a torx bolt.
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scottyp91
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Nice 1 mate I knew I would have to take the exhaust off I've found sumat that says that you have to undo the bolts to the gear box 1st hope that helps you to
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shauny bizzle
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T10 are the sump bolts and its like 2/3 15mm or 16mm bolts from sump to bellhousing but as said drop exhaust / manifold also id use a double hex 8mm if u not got torx
[Edited on 30-11-2010 by shauny bizzle]
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scottyp91
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what cars will i be able to get a sump that fits my corsa b 1.4 sport 1999 cheers
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scottyp91
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anybody help cheers
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