FrankP
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 04:44 PM |
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B*gger - Holed Sump
What a day!!
Working on tuning the car and taking down the road - (I live on a private road). On one of my trips I must had clipped a high brick in the driveway i
now have a sump with with a hole in it the size of a 5p piece a 5l of 5w30 oil on my drive!!
So I am a bit unhappy... just as I seemed to be making some progress with the tune as well..
Anyone got any method of fixing this. a temp repair for now and a permernant one later.
Can it be re welded in situ or does it have to come off -
It is zetec engine with a chopped sump already - it has about 3 inches of clearance..
any advice would be great.
Thanks
Frank
[Edited on 6/3/10 by FrankP]
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 04:45 PM |
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i would say its better to take it off and do it, what engine is it?
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 04:50 PM |
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Must have been a big brick! What sort of ground clearance do you have?
I would say better to take the sump off or if a common engine (pinto/zetec etc) might be worth buying another sump.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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DavidM
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 04:58 PM |
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I holed my sump last year, and welded it in situ. That was a steel sump, but if your sump is aluminium, I would think you'll need to take it
off.
David
Proportion is Everything
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 05:00 PM |
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Its maybe done you a favour provided you haven't lost the engine ?
Take if off and have it welded then make a "skidy" sump guard.
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