The price of running low.. (owned content)

[_Tom]

 

[Adam.]

LOL'd

 

[marinemackay2003]

oh dear oh dear

car looks good though

 

[Jason_E]

How I managed to avoid this I'll never know.

 

[Christopher]

Next level pwnage.

 

[Goodj]

Yep, that'll happen.

Bad form sir

 

[Adam.]

How I managed to avoid this I'll never know.

1.6/1.4 sumps are higher than the rest.

 

[Turkish]

Would have thought the low VW boys would have got wise and invested in some sump guards by now knowing how many others have destroyed sumps before.

 

[Silent_Scone]

hate that feeling, get out of the car bop along into work and spot the trail...hoping like fook it ain't yours lol

 

[_Tom]

There was a stone in the road. Must have caught lovely between the ground and sump and there was a mighty noise. Im glad it didnt hit my fmic though tbh.

 

[Gally]

Oh dear, I did lol though!

VW are going to have a goood day!

 

[_Tom]

Would have thought the low VW boys would have got wise and invested in some sump guards by now knowing how many others have destroyed sumps before.

I did have engine raisers but really i need a notch to run them. It brings the sump above the subframe. But i also bring the drive shaft onto the chassis.

 

[Turkish]

Ah right, I'm guessing this incident will probably motivate you to get it done to prevent a repeat?

 

[Luke.]

Go on eBay you can get shallow sump kits for these engines I was gonna get one for my golf.

 

[Nafoff]

ah the joys of low diesel sumps....lol
all i scrape is frame....

 

[Goodj]

When my Toledo met a muntjack deer it almost holed the sump.
It was then that I traded it in for the MX-5
£1800 to fix it? You're alright thanks fella

 

[_Tom]

Ah right, I'm guessing this incident will probably motivate you to get it done to prevent a repeat?

Im a little worried about a notch. If you crash is HAS to be a weak point surely.

Go on eBay you can get shallow sump kits for these engines I was gonna get one for my golf.

Link? Most advise to only go genuine. VW actually do a shallow-er steel one im going to look into.

ah the joys of low diesel sumps....lol
all i scrape is frame....

Mines petrol matey. 1.8T.

 

[Turkish]

I'd have similar concerns about the chassis notch. The cleaner option assuming it's tried and tested is a shallow sump or dry sump set up but the latter isn't cheap.

 

[Nafoff]

Mines petrol matey. 1.8T.

ah, thats unfortunate
you have the hassle of the low sump and the expense of a petrol.... feel for you

 

[Christopher]

It does look epix though. And I normally hate them.

 

[_Tom]

DP fail

 

[_Tom]

ah, thats unfortunate
you have the hassle of the low sump and the expense of a petrol.... feel for you

Ah its not bad at all considering. 240gg's and it'll still do 40mpg easily on the mway.

It does look epix though. And I normally hate them.

Cheers bud. My pics dont do any justice. Even had a lad in a R32 flash me down as he wanted to see it and ask questions the other day. He clearly had issues. haha

 

[Jason_E]

1.6/1.4 sumps are higher than the rest.

I was always told this, but mine sat at exactly the same height as my mates 1.8T.

DSC_0004 by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

 

[_Tom]

Ah all is going to be cheaper to sort than i thought.

£45 for a new sump. £20 to trailor the car home and £20 for oil and filter which it needed anyway. Not too bad really.

 

[2thumbs]

The car was only telling you that it needed an oil change...

Can you get low profile sumps for these? Either way I'd fabricate a guard of some description. Road sign if you're pikey.

 

[Gally]

Loves that!

 

[_Tom]

Yeah i can get a steel low profile one. Ive read that steel doesnt cool as well as alloy though so not a good idea to fit them?

As for the road sign, id rather know when my sumps leaking. It was the impact that made it go, not scraping. Although it did have quite a few marks.

 

[Addz]

Ouch, bet the noise made you cringe!

 

[_Tom]

Ouch, bet the noise made you cringe!

It was hideous. Luckily i pretty much knew as soon as i heard it so got her switched off almost instantly.

Ive just had the AA here. They arent happy with my lows. Special low loader en route haha

 

[chriscummins7]

Cheap to fix that mate! Well worth running man lows

 

[2thumbs]

Ive just had the AA here. They arent happy with my lows. Special low loader en route haha

Pmsl! Can imagine the bloke when he turned up.

"f*cking ricers!"

 

[Winston]

Hero!!!! <3

A chassis knotch is safe if you weld it in correctly with good strong welds.

The AA special low loader has saved my bacon a few times :approve:

 

[Jason_E]

I had to have the special low loader for the Golf, and Zi needed it for his MK4.

I just love the look when they get there of "Oh, wtf am I going to do here." Zi has had a lecture from an AA man about what an idiot he is for having it low etc. etc. as well. LOWBANTER!

 

[Nafoff]

Pmsl at lowbanter fAArking AA

 

[Dweeb]

worth the lows though!

 

[Cookie]

Owned!

Driving a car around like that just makes no sense in this country.. not worth the hassle for some 12 year olds on the internet to give you mad props y0

 

[Scrooge]

When my Toledo met a muntjack deer it almost holed the sump.
It was then that I traded it in for the MX-5
£1800 to fix it? You're alright thanks fella

What Toledo did you have mate?

s**t luck Tom

 

[Bobdylan]

Gutted least its not expensive to fix.

I am really, really not looking forward to when this happens to me :S

 

[Dave..]

I smacked my sump on a bumpy stretch of road the other day. Made a lovely noise, but luckily got away with a few scratches, and no trail of oil.

 

[Jason_E]

Owned!

Driving a car around like that just makes no sense in this country.. not worth the hassle for some 12 year olds on the internet to give you mad props y0

Yup, that's why I do it iirc.