Bolthole ?

[Seagoat]

Hello fellow home mechanics, was under my non-working 2002 D2 td5 yesterday and found this bolthole squirted some brake cleaner in and had oil drip out. Should I be worried?

[p38arover]

I think it’s just a drain hole that you put the wading plug into if doing water crossings.

I’m not sure about the D2 but, on earlier cars, there was a nearby threaded hole for the wading plug to be stored.

[PhilipA]

In a D2 TD5 it is the hole for the timing pin AFAIR.

Regards PhilipA

[Seagoat]

In a D2 TD5 it is the hole for the timing pin AFAIR.

Regards PhilipA

Phillip, so OK to remain open ? Or should have threaded plug to close?

[steveG]

OK to leave open.

Steve