Repairing a rusted oil pan
Huw Powell
audi at humanspeakers.com
Mon Sep 6 23:10:48 EDT 2004
Oh, I just remembered a thing my old heating oil supplier gave me - a
small but strong magnet with a rubbery sealing pad in the middle. To be
used if the oil tank sprung a leak. Might buy you some time while you
explore possibilities?
> you could drill and tap it and put a bolt in it or, you could put a short
> self drilling sheet metal screw in the hole. on both you might want to
> use a neoprene washer for added leak protection. i all kind of depends on
> what is on the other side of the oil pan inside. i'm assuming open air
> here but, i have no clue.
>>16 years of Canadian salt have taken their toll and here I am with a rusted
>>through oil pan on the 90Q. It's only a pinhole for now. Would anyone have
>>experience patching rusty, oily metal? I don't think epoxy will stick. Any
>>new technologies out there? I really don't feel like replacing the pan now
>>since I think it means removing the subframe.
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Huw Powell
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http://www.humanthoughts.org/
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