dave morris

My new car was built in 1/83 and has the original crankcase sump cover (vs the drain plug on the side of the case).

So ... when draining oil, I remove 8 bolts that hold on the cover. Makes a mess. (Can't figure why Porsche built 'em this way ... ).

Question. Has everybody but the guy I bought my car from replaced their original sump cover with an aftermarket plate that incorporates a drain plug? Seems like it would make oil changes a lot easier/quicker etc etc. Is there any downside to using the aftermarket plate?

Another question. I saw somewhere in a picture posted on Rennlist a very cool looking aluminum finned aftermarket plate. Anyone know who sells it?

Many thanks.

genripper

Mainely Custom By Design makes several different style finned aluminum sump covers, really nice pieces.

mainelybydesign.com

If it were the original sump plate, it should have a drain plug in the plate, or the plug on the side of the block.

dave morris

Thanks for the mainelycustombydesign.com info. That's what I needed.

Bentley may be incorrect but it shows my sump cover (w/o drain plug) on page 030-6. I have a hard time imagining anybody would sell what I have aftermarket. But then why would Porsche. Go figure.

MUSSBERGER

Don't forget they were probably the last car maker in the world to still have a cassette player.

Peter Zimmermann

Somebody at Porsche decided, when people started stripping the drain plug threads of the original covers, that making a cover with no drain plug would be cool. Those covers were the only version available, as replacements, for quite a while, but then nice, after market units started showing up at places like Performance Products in SoCal.

I, and my techs, couldn't stand the covers with no plug - what a mess at oil change time! Needless to say, my 1982 SC is fitted with a cover from PP (nice piece), along with an o.e. plug.

dave morris

Thanks Peter.