Hole in sump quick fix

[DannyR]

Anything quickly I can do just so I can get my car around and into my garage out of the car park?

Cheers

 

[Chrisjk]

Weld a plate too it?

 

[Whiteley]

Actual hole or just cracked?

How far to drive?

 

[markblack172]

Slap a small sponge over the hole and tape it on?

 

[W17GLE]

just get a tow rope and ask someone nicely to tow you It'd be easier than risking the engine

 

[DannyR]

Less than 10mm, little circle out of the sump, on the edge to the right of the plug. Got to drive it about 1/4 - 1/2 mile.

 

[172Ben]

You could use that metal putty.

Or weld it up a bit

 

[mechanicalrepairs]

Jb weld, metal in a toothpaste tube, mix it with the hardener and job done, brilliant stuff.

Carl

 

[mini-valver]

Chemical metal will work but I'd tow it personally.

 

[W17GLE]

I'm taking it that if he could weld it himself he wouldn't need a garage to fix it.

 

[bmh.01]

Tow in my eyes, anything else is an unnecessary risk imo.

 

[Alastair.]

i drove my mrs old punto with exhaust paste covering a hole in her sump, its leaked a bit but did 60 miles on it.

 

[DannyR]

I am fixing it myself, just not liking it parked up in my car park at night and want to get it into the garage which is around the corner, albeit 20 steps from my back gate.

Not got a welder so can't do that. I'll probably just tow it then!

 

[Guppy]

Get the lads around to push it

 

[skiptontweed]

Hammer a wine cork into the hole

 

[Nickharding]

push it home? its not that far,

 

[currie]

JB Weld!!

i know a guy who has used it successfully to modify inlet ports. dyno proven!

 

[DannyR]

push it home? its not that far,

It is at home

Pushing it to the garage involves doing it through the high street and up two hills. Come knock yourself out doing it if you want?

 

[Nickharding]

ah right fair enough LOL

 

[jaysjetski]

im guessing it has no oil in it as i always thought that the instant metal had to have clean surfaces and no oil/dirt etc for it to bond.

also how would you tell if it blew out before you got home.

just tow it. like you say its through the high street then up 2 hills so you wont have to do alot of braking.

 

[rob72]

never weld the sump while on the car...boiling oil drippin on your face..not good.