Bring me the head of the wannabe designer/ P poor engineer who put the second sump plug of the TdV8 directly above a crossbar so that it's impossible to get a socket on it and even a spanner is always at a slightly off angle.
What was going on in your pea sized brain ? Of course once it had rounded off, it was mole grips time and a bloke with strong arms than mine.

What are others doing about this problem ?

Sticking with my TD6  .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

Don't you suck the oil out the dipstick on those? Alex

2018 Skoda Kodiaq vRS
2009 Caterham Supersport Race car
2007 M5 Touring
2005 Range Rover Vogue SE Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG

I prefer the good old fashioned way of using gravity. Just how much of the sludge at the bottom of the sump will get sucked out ?

had no problems on the 3.6 I had  Regards
Mark

2012 Westminster
GONE - 2007 Java Black FF Vogue, with Ivory interior

DaveK this is what I use for second sump plug, it is ratcheted and has adjustable head. works OK for me.

3.6 is drain 4.4 is suck or drain..

reminds me of the need to push apart the chassis main rails with a hydraulic jack and drop out the cross member just to access the gearbox filter on a RRC  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown