joda
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Jun 12, 2012 10:39:43 GMT
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At the weekend i had to drive through some fields in my old maestro, i come out this morning, and there is oil on the road! quick look under and i see a scratched sump, with a oil drip  Maestro sump wont be easy to find, so whats the best way to fix it? |
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Jun 12, 2012 10:44:52 GMT
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At the weekend I had to drive through some fields in my old maestro, I come out this morning, and there is oil on the road! quick look under and I see a scratched sump, with a oil drip Maestro sump wont be easy to find, so whats the best way to fix it? weld or if it is a heap, JB weld  |
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bortaf
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Jun 12, 2012 11:37:53 GMT
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Best option is don't drive through a feilds  but failing that alloy or steel ? alloy - i'd JB weld it, did a passat 18 months ago with a scraped through sump and that's still holding, just make sure it's clean and roughed up with some 80 grit or so then it will stick ok, also done a few golfs the same (i tend to work sheds that the owners only spend money on come MOT time) steel - drain clean weld refill, just keep the welds short or you'll burn more holes than fill ;D ask me how i know that just did a fuel tank (somone drilled it to drain the fuel off) took me longer to seal the burnthroughs than the origional drill hole and then a JB welded it after to get the pin hioles seals as well. Either way you gonna have to drain it, preferably remove it and clean it propper like  |
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Last Edit: Jun 12, 2012 11:41:32 GMT by bortaf
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joda
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Jun 12, 2012 13:53:33 GMT
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Yea its a steel sump
I had a feeling it was time to dig the welder out.
JB weld not be ok tho? its not as if its a massive hole, I'm driving the car today, just dip the oil before i go!!
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Jun 12, 2012 15:18:16 GMT
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Yea its a steel sump I had a feeling it was time to dig the welder out. JB weld not be ok tho? its not as if its a massive hole, I'm driving the car today, just dip the oil before I go!! well as your going to have to remove the sump to fix, you might as well weld it! using glue is risky, more so without even removing the sump and cleaning the area with brake cleaner first! |
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Jun 12, 2012 21:07:48 GMT
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Please don't even contemplate welding it when it is still on the engine !!!!!!
Dave
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but failing that alloy or steel ?