[C320-list] Perkins oil change

[Welch, Myron D]

Lew, 

It's on the block, around 6 inches from the bottom of the engine. The plug is about 1/2" diameter and easily removed with an open end wrench or small crescent wrench. 

Myron


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> On Oct 31, 2016, at 7:33 PM, "sailorlew at aol.com" <sailorlew at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Myron,
> Is a plug on the sump or a plug on a hose like the Universal engines have?
> Lew
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 31, 2016 5:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Perkins oil change
> 
> Lew,
> 
> There is a drain plug on the starboard side of the engine, close to where the dipstick tube enters the block.  The other alternative is to extract oil through the dipstick tube.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Myron Welch
> Wind Instrument, #238
> Iowa City, Iowa
> Grace Memorial Harbor
> Elk Rapids, Michigan
> 
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2016, at 4:02 PM, sailorlew at aol.com wrote:
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>> 
>> A friend of mine has a Perkins M30 on his Beneteau 321 & his having difficulty finding where the drain fitting is for the lube oil. Can anyone provide some info, or a schematic?
>> tx
>> Lew
> 
>