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Discussion in 'General Tech' started by astroboy, Oct 22, 2012.

  1. astroboy

    astroboy Well-Known Member

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    Anyone using these for their car?I bought this for my Avanza for RM23 in Ipoh.. E90 drain plug is M12x1.5.. dunno what that means and how different it that with M12x1.25.. :106:[​IMG]
     
  2. pussy

    pussy Club Guest

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    1.5 means thread size of the groves. M12 means diameter of the nut.
     
  3. fabianyee

    fabianyee Founding Member

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    the 1.5 means the 10 loops of the thread is 15mm (since it's easier to measure the lenght for 10 instead of 1)
    1.25 means 10 loops of the threads is 12.5mm.
     
  4. anaksarawak

    anaksarawak Official Member

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    bravo!!! you all are car NUT! Hahahahahaaa
     
  5. jarance

    jarance Founding Member

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    The correct term is pitch lar.
     

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