Plug missing from auto bellhousing - D2

[BCC]

Hi,

I was crawling around under the 2002 Discovery 2 this afternoon and noticed a screw-in plug missing from the bottom of the auto bell housing. It's not even at the lowest point to serve as a drain for leaked torque converter fluid. Should I simply fit an new plug or is there some other aspect I'm not aware of? The RAVE CD pics don't really show the plug nor mention it.

Thanks,
Bruce

[stevo]

its not a for a plug, this is where a tool is screwed in for timing the engine stops it turning if you take the camshaft or head off there is another hole for locking the camshft in place aswell

[davros]

Check out something like "head remove and replace" in RAVE, and you willl find it is a place to screw in a tool that locks the crank in place while working on the motor :)
The lower hole is a drain and it's not even threaded, so it can't be easily sealed anyway.

Dave

[pohm66]

Hi Bruce,

Discovered the vary same thing with my D2 and looked at the RAVE Cds etc .... nuffink, so called Kedron Rovertech. Apparently a common question that has been asked elsewhere in the forum... the upshot is, so I was advised, that it is a weep hole for oil that may come through from the engine and is most important with manuals so that the oil can drian before getting on to the clutch. Autos don't have to worry about this.

It was suggested that if a lot of water crossings or dust driving done then to screw a bolt in temporarily. There is a bolt screwed in elsewhere that is for this purpose but the grey matter is failing me on the where-abouts.

Hope this helps....

Paul

[stevo]

the hole has a BSP thread normal bolts will not go in,or they can if you are a rough B#@&**d:p

[BCC]

Thanks very much for such prompt answers. It sounds like it doesn't need to be sealed up. My driveway is 300m of dust (usually) so it gets a bit of a dusting every day, which is partly why I wondered.

Thanks again,
Bruce