Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ok I am due a Croft on Sunday and it is the first race meeting for me since joining the club. Sod's law; I unavoidably hit some metal debris (in the rear view mirror it looked like an alternator or the like) in the road yesterday. just been to the Seven tqo tinker and have noticed that it seems to have damaged the sump with oil dripping therefrom. Any ideas for a quick repair so it is roadworthy for Sunday? Edited by - Juju on 5 Sep 2014 19:42:54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted September 5, 2014 Member Share Posted September 5, 2014 Can you get it up on stands, have a good look and post some photos? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 I don't have any stands yet. The drip seems to be emanating from an edge of the sump just near the drain plug. I can tighten the plug to see if that does it but it would be odd surely if a bump from some debris loosened the plug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted September 5, 2014 Member Share Posted September 5, 2014 Please tell us where you are... there are some very helpful members around. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 You don't mention the engine....but if it is a K series it would certainly *not* be strange for a piece of debris to loosen the sump plug. Tighten to 25Nm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks. It is a 1700 Ford Crossflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Quoting Jonathan Kay: Please tell us where you are... there are some very helpful members around. Jonathan Selby, North Yorkshire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted September 5, 2014 Member Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks. I'd stick that in the thread Subject. Good luck Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ok it is deffo not the drain plug. There is seemingly a minute split in the lowest seam on the bottom of the sump. The oil leak is a steady drip per minute or so. Looks like a spot weld required. Bugger! I might just wing it on a Sunday with big oil reserve! I Really want to be there! Edited by - Juju on 5 Sep 2014 20:24:09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterBram Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 don't forget as the oil gets warm the leak will probably get worse. you might be then dumping a trail of oil along the track which either you or someone else might fall off the black stuff on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks. I'm not going on the track. Just a spectator but parking in the club area with the ESV. I wouldn't go on track with an oil leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 In that case, one of the plastic-metal type things might work - but you'd be best to remove the sump to get it clean etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterBram Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 , you'd got me worried there. Are you sure it's coming from the sump itself and not from the gasket area. seen before where the gasket has been disturbed and leaks just enough to cause problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Update; there is a tiny split in the bottom of the sump casing which I have patch repaired for now with plastic metal (if ever there was an oxymoron...). I'll get a proper repair done ASAP. Thanks for the help y'all. J Edited by - Juju on 6 Sep 2014 12:58:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted September 6, 2014 Member Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well done. Jonathan PS:Quoting Juju: ... plastic metal (if ever there was an oxymoron...).Hmmm... is that an oxymoron or not? The derivation and current scientific meaning of plastic is something like able to be shaped/ keeps its shape. Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 6 Sep 2014 13:22:52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregs79 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Juju, sorry only just seen your PM. Are you still heading up to croft today? If so I will see you up there and we can have a chat about your car axle stands etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hi Juju, sounds like you have the twin of my x flow sump, re-arranged when I clouted a large rock in the road, bent and split the sump close to the drain plug, and got a dent in the driver side floor. ☹️ Dropped the sump the next weekend and some heavy hammering and a bit of work with an hydraulic press realigned the pan, well more more like it should be, then a bit of weld along the crack and it's all sorted, that was several years back now, no leaks from the drain plug area, who mentioned other places? Good old pressed steel sheet, beat it into shape, or, back into shape, very forgiving stuff. Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Quoting Gregs79: Juju, sorry only just seen your PM. Are you still heading up to croft today? If so I will see you up there and we can have a chat about your car axle stands etc Dom - sorry I missed this post. I did make it to Croft today with my botched repair. It held out too. I didn't see you though which is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenF Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I used some plastic metal on tiny hole in my Golf Mk2's sump pan about 15 years ago and it held for the life of the vehicle.... still no excuse to get it fixed properly in due course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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