what is this plug called? pic attached.

shaba2000 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Karma :

can someone tell me what this plug is for and what it is called as i snapped it trying to take it out? its from a 1996 gpz 500s

location of plug is:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/atashahbazi/gpz4.jpg

plug up close:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/atashahbazi/screw1.jpg

simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

"Oil sump plug" ?

Gearbox oil plug I think.

But i dont recognise the bike so I could be wrong.
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Chiz · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Karma :

I think it's a sump plug. But isn't all oil shared in a 4 stroke, so not just gearbox oil?
Could be wrong though

Guest · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

According to the fiche on https://www.buykawasaki.com/Default.asp? it's a 'Plug, main gallery'

What this means is, when they machine the crankcases they have to have holes in the inside for the oil to flow through, but you can't drill a hole from half-way.

So they drill it all the way through and then fit a plug like this to stop the oil squirting out all over your right foot Thumbs Up

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

Yup, what he said, It's the seal for the main oil gallery, WTF did you try to remove it for???
The bike is now grounded until you find a replacement, probably free or a quid at most from any salvage yard... but make sure ya get one from another Kaw 500...(or whatever that is)

shaba2000 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Karma :

i thought it was the oil plug! dont ask why!

but whats the proper name for it? also does anyone know of any salvage yards in london that i can try?

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

It was already posted: "Plug, main gallery". Just explain where it goes/what it does over the phone & anyone with half a brain (the usual IQ requirement for employment in salvage yards) will know what it is.

shaba2000 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Karma :

if i was to put a standard bolt in there but with no hole going through it would it damage the engine in any way? whats the purpose of the hole going through it?

also any one know of anywhere i can get one today in london or close to london?

BFG · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

It's sump plug.

Never mind what the manual says, call it a 'sump plug' or you'll get funny looks. Take the old one with you. Very Happy

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

It is not a sump plug, but it does have a function. That one is there for an engineer to remove and screw an oil pressure guage into to check the oil pump is functioning properly.

You wanted the sump plug which is located (surprisingly) in the sump as opposed to the side of the crankcase. It is underneath the bike, near the front.

Now give yourself a slap alongside the head for unscrewing bits off your bike when you don't know what they are and what they do.

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BFG · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

In my Kawasaki workshop manual it is called an "Oil passage plug".

Yopu need to replace it with the correct one, should be hollow with a hole in it like a brake banjo bolt and has an o-ring under it. DO NOT replace it with an ordinary bolt or you will interfere with the oil flow to your engine.
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shaba2000 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Karma :

okay thanks mate thats a great help..

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