RoadkillUK
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 posted on 12/8/09 at 04:49 PM |
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Damaged Sump - Help please
I'm in Skegness atm, on my jollies. I have managed to scrape my sump today and it's leaking about 1 drop every 10 seconds, I've got
a tray under it atm, catching drips.
Question is, how can I fix it 'til I get back home?
I was thinking of that liquid metal, the stuff you mix up? Advice please.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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RichardK
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 04:52 PM |
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Nowt to lose mate, give it ago. You got an oil pressure gauge?
Cheers
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 04:55 PM |
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If you can find a motor factors that sell "QuikSteel", it works pretty well. It's a plastic tube, silver with black writing that
conatins an epoxy putty that you mix by kneading. Obviously you need to clean the area of oil before applying it.
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TPG
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 04:57 PM |
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get a small amount of body filler from halfrauds or the like. Clean it with brake cleaner or something that dissovles as it dries and key it well and
try that
..Which was nice..
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maxey74
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 05:45 PM |
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SOAP
I think you may struggle to keep the area free from oil as 'whatever' cures as oil will be seeping through from inside the sump.
If you do have problems try breaking a small piece off a bar of soap and pushing it into the hole/scrape... Sounds stupid I know but I've
repaired oil tanks before (temporarily) using this method. If it holds, it should give you time to clean around it properly and apply a more
permanent fix (chemical metal etc) over the top of it.
I'm very near Skegness as well but I live here... for my sins 
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 05:49 PM |
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Screw a self tapper in to temporarily seal the hole and then cover that with epoxy/quick metal once degreased. that should see you home.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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BenB
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 06:01 PM |
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Frost sell something called Oyltite stik though not sure where you can get it in Skeggy!! I reckon body filler or that kind of thing will just fall
out unless you whip the sump off clean it well etc etc... And if you're going to do that you may as well take it to someone to get it welded....
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Danozeman
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 06:16 PM |
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ally or steel sump?? Can younot geti it welded somewhere near where you are??
If it steel it will braze up easy enough.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 07:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maxey74
I think you may struggle to keep the area free from oil as 'whatever' cures as oil will be seeping through from inside the sump.
If you do have problems try breaking a small piece off a bar of soap and pushing it into the hole/scrape... Sounds stupid I know but I've
repaired oil tanks before (temporarily) using this method. If it holds, it should give you time to clean around it properly and apply a more
permanent fix (chemical metal etc) over the top of it.
I'm very near Skegness as well but I live here... for my sins
Thanks, I think I'll give this a go. Thanks too for the other suggestions 
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 12/8/09 at 07:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maxey74
I think you may struggle to keep the area free from oil as 'whatever' cures as oil will be seeping through from inside the sump.
If you do have problems try breaking a small piece off a bar of soap and pushing it into the hole/scrape... Sounds stupid I know but I've
repaired oil tanks before (temporarily) using this method. If it holds, it should give you time to clean around it properly and apply a more
permanent fix (chemical metal etc) over the top of it.
I'm very near Skegness as well but I live here... for my sins
Thanks, I think I'll give this a go. Thanks too for the other suggestions
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 13/8/09 at 10:59 PM |
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So far so good, I rubbed some soap over the hole which sealed it instantly. Used some household degreaser to clean it up then give it a bit of a rub
down with some wet and dry (rough), mix up some of that liquid metal, splodge it on ... job done
Thanks all xxx
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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maxey74
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| posted on 14/8/09 at 01:59 PM |
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Nice one, glad to help
Max
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UncleFista
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| posted on 14/8/09 at 05:40 PM |
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Maxey, did you drive through Ingoldmells last Saturday ? A yellow 7 with a Hyabusa engine drove past me on Sat (I was on foot) which looked very
similar to the one in your avatar.
Nice car
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 05:30 PM |
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Thought I'd let you all know that the soap and liquid metal sump fix worked a treat, 3 hour drive 125 miles later, still sealed.
Thanks again Max.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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