Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: 1 [2] 3  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Oil sump  (Read 6027 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Sir Tigger KC

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • West Dorset
  • Posts: 23423
    • 2 Fords
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #15 on: 30 October 2018, 22:48:57 »

Logged
RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

Webby the Bear

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northampton
  • Posts: 12722
    • 2000 (W Reg.) 2.5 V6 CD
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #16 on: 07 November 2018, 20:29:20 »

I’ve seen a few chemical metal repairs on oil pans. Seems to work absolutely fine.





*note this is not my recommendation, just saying 👍
Logged
RIP Paul Lovejoy

Andy H

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Auckland
  • Posts: 5498
    • Mazda MPV
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #17 on: 07 November 2018, 23:02:31 »

I’ve seen a few chemical metal repairs on oil pans. Seems to work absolutely fine.





*note this is not my recommendation, just saying 👍
I still need to fix the oil pan on my Elite but simply don't have the time to do it (otherwise I would have whipped it off, ground out the rust and welded it up months ago)

My assumption is that any adhesive 'repair' (bodge) will have a hard time sticking to the oily surface of the oil pan :-\ if there is some magic formulation that disperses the oil to bond to the metal beneath then I would be interested to know about it.
Logged
"Deja Moo - The feeling that you've heard this bull somewhere before."

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39446
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #18 on: 08 November 2018, 09:40:04 »

I’ve seen a few chemical metal repairs on oil pans. Seems to work absolutely fine.





*note this is not my recommendation, just saying 👍
I still need to fix the oil pan on my Elite but simply don't have the time to do it (otherwise I would have whipped it off, ground out the rust and welded it up months ago)

My assumption is that any adhesive 'repair' (bodge) will have a hard time sticking to the oily surface of the oil pan :-\ if there is some magic formulation that disperses the oil to bond to the metal beneath then I would be interested to know about it.

I've no idea now how much the lower sump pan is, but when I last bought one years ago, it was £30 odd. Hardly worth the effort of repairing one ... just replace it.  :y
Logged

neil74

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • newport
  • Posts: 376
    • 2.6 elite estate.
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #19 on: 08 November 2018, 18:27:25 »

I probably need to get the sump of my crate judging by the way it rattles on startup. as the pickup must be damn near blocked or the oil pump is on its last legs. bloody heap of junk..
Logged

Webby the Bear

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northampton
  • Posts: 12722
    • 2000 (W Reg.) 2.5 V6 CD
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #20 on: 11 November 2018, 21:19:12 »

As said I’ve seen it and I’ve seen them not leak. Not saying I’d do that.

Plus note some oil pans are not easy to remove. Would I do that if my oil pan was a ten year job. Possibly. That’s all I’m saying 👍
Logged
RIP Paul Lovejoy

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105839
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #21 on: 12 November 2018, 18:16:00 »

I’ve seen a few chemical metal repairs on oil pans. Seems to work absolutely fine.





*note this is not my recommendation, just saying 👍
My tractor sump had chemical metal to rebuild the sump plug area (which was also helicoiled by that DTM chap), due to BMW specifying monkey metal...
Logged
Grumpy old man

terry paget

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Midsomer Norton Somerset
  • Posts: 4633
    • 3 Astras 2 Vectra
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #22 on: 26 November 2018, 16:39:34 »

Logged

Doctor Gollum

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • In a colds and darks puddleses
  • Posts: 28089
  • If you can't eat them, join them...
    • Feetses.
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #23 on: 26 November 2018, 17:26:07 »

Local dealer...

That said Nick W is, as ever, spot on :y
« Last Edit: 26 November 2018, 17:30:15 by Doctor Gollum »
Logged
Onanists always think outside the box.

Nick W

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chatham, Kent
  • Posts: 10836
  • Rover Metro 1.8VVC
    • 3.0l Elite estate
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #24 on: 26 November 2018, 17:28:52 »

Or you could do something as simple as walk into your local Halfords and buy a tube of Loctite 5980 for £7. Any motor factor will have that or an equivalent that is intended for this job.


As always when using this sort of sealant, the critical thing is to use the correct amount rather than some special potion.
Logged

terry paget

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Midsomer Norton Somerset
  • Posts: 4633
    • 3 Astras 2 Vectra
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #25 on: 26 November 2018, 18:31:09 »

Thanks. I assume one tube will do the job. Haynes recommends 'a smear' to the cylinder block mating surface and 2.5mm on the sump, rising to 3.5mm around no. 5 bearing cap area (left hand end?). Sound good to you?
Logged

terry paget

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Midsomer Norton Somerset
  • Posts: 4633
    • 3 Astras 2 Vectra
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #26 on: 26 November 2018, 18:35:02 »

Thought that rang a bell. I have a full tube of Loctite 5990 hanging on the wall, used it on Omegas exhausts for years. Would that do?
Logged

Nick W

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chatham, Kent
  • Posts: 10836
  • Rover Metro 1.8VVC
    • 3.0l Elite estate
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #27 on: 26 November 2018, 18:57:17 »

Thought that rang a bell. I have a full tube of Loctite 5990 hanging on the wall, used it on Omegas exhausts for years. Would that do?


Terry,
you know perfectly well that I don't obsess about a what sealant I use on something as simple as a sump: pretty much any sort of snotty sealant out of a tube will work.
Nor have I ever measured the size of the bead that I apply: enough that a small trace oozes out of the joint when the bolts are done up is good enough
Logged

terry paget

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Midsomer Norton Somerset
  • Posts: 4633
    • 3 Astras 2 Vectra
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #28 on: 26 November 2018, 19:15:10 »

Just asking. I see Halfords do a 131gm tube for £7, sounds good to me. Do you reckon 1 tube will do the job? We have a Halfords in Midsomer Norton, they may stock it, just don't want to run out.
Logged

terry paget

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Midsomer Norton Somerset
  • Posts: 4633
    • 3 Astras 2 Vectra
    • View Profile
Re: Oil sump
« Reply #29 on: 26 November 2018, 19:40:45 »

Isn't 131gms a big tube! My tube of 5990 is a 42 gm tube, which looks a bit tight . I reckon I can manage all right with a 131 gm. tube.

Thanks for advice.
Logged
Pages: 1 [2] 3  All   Go Up
 

Page created in 0.021 seconds with 22 queries.