WTB: Gen4 2.5l Oil Sump

by **chubbs** » Mon May 05, 2014 1:43 pm

Howdy all!

Thread on my oil sump is stripped (butcher mechanics) after a second hand on with good thread for the sump plug.

Thanks

Alex

by **bigBADbenny** » Mon May 05, 2014 2:14 pm

great excuse to go killer b!

or maybe JBweld a fumoto in there

by **chubbs** » Mon May 05, 2014 2:34 pm

bigBADbenny wrote:great excuse to go killer b!

or maybe JBweld a fumoto in there

id love to go killer b sump and oil pickup but saving my dollars for other things atm.

by **Flat6Estate** » Mon May 05, 2014 6:04 pm

Can you helicoil a sump?

by **chubbs** » Mon May 05, 2014 8:05 pm

Flat6Estate wrote:Can you helicoil a sump?

I tried getting it re threaded but no luck still slightly leaked.

by **Jarrod** » Tue May 06, 2014 5:08 pm

chubbs wrote:
Flat6Estate wrote:Can you helicoil a sump?

I tried getting it re threaded but no luck still slightly leaked.

You would need to retap the thread with a new bolt (bigger thread bigger bolt) to stop the leak I would imagine.