Hey guys my oil sump has been cracked by previous owner and they spot welded it and put a bolt in to stop further cracking, my mechanic said to clean it up than use devcon epoxy putty to fill it than retap a new hole and place new bolt and seal instead of buying a new one or welding it again. Should I just fill it in and sand smooth than paint and forget the bolt, as I have the sump plug, and the bolt at the rear of the sump is no use once filled?
Agrees with Chrispy, just get a new one or a damn good second hand one, plenty of them around. And TAG CHRISPY to the shithouse, he really does love it :-D
with the amount of wrecks and part outs I cant believe finding another sump would be an issue, if you were over here I could give you one. (I have a defunct TT engine that is not rebuildable)
yeah if the oil pan is easy to pop off and doesnt have a crossmember or something in the way so you carnt just easily remove it like my r33 then yeah i would just find a secondhand one and change it over, but if the whole otor needs to come out then yeah i would get the crack ground out and welded. But yes if its easy change it mate cos then you never have to worry about it again
I was hoping not to pull the whole motor out but looks like I might just do it and get it out the way. Thx guys and here's a pic of the sump where someone else tried to boggy up.
Don't have to pull the motor. Support it from above, remove crossmember and steering rack and change away.
