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Crack in S4 oil sump, can it be patched?
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:16 am
by Stevo
Dont know if its an aluminium sump on the 1999 b5 S4???
If so can these be patched with something?
Steve.
Re: Crack in S4 oil sump, can it be patched?
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:29 pm
by S2tuner
Stevo wrote:Dont know if its an aluminium sump on the 1999 b5 S4???
If so can these be patched with something?
Steve.
I'm 99.9% sure it's made of aluminium...
I would recommend TIG welding it, but I dunno how feasible it is in-situ without dropping the sump...
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:18 pm
by jimbo
The sump would have to be removed as it won't weld when full of oil.
I've welded a few aluminium sumps at work, if its cast it will depend on what else is in the alloy, some contain magnesium and other crap which won't weld. If its a good quality aluminium then it should TIG weld ok, just make sure its pre heated and allowed to cool very slowly.
Jim
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:25 pm
by Stevo
Thanks folks,
Got the sump replaced in the end.