Today was service day and MOT.

So after passing the MOT I set about giving the sad a full service.

So all the filters, including the pollen one etc.

When checking the sump I was surprised to see how rusty it has become after just 4 years.
The pictures show it in rubbing down stage, before the POR15 went on.

I have heard tales of premature rot on Punto sumps; now I see what they mean

hennabm said:

Today was service day and MOT.

So after passing the MOT I set about giving the sad a full service.

So all the filters, including the pollen one etc.

When checking the sump I was surprised to see how rusty it has become after just 4 years.
The pictures show it in rubbing down stage, before the POR15 went on.

I have heard tales of premature rot on Punto sumps; now I see what they mean

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Does the car have an UNDERTRAY..?

Punto sumps are well known for rotting as you say. I changed one on a Mk1 punto I had years ago. The difficult bit was getting the old one off. They are stuck on with silicon. I noticed when taking off the down pipe how the heat from the exhaust had affected the area on the sump. Seemed far worse there.

I painted the new sump with galvanized paint after treating it with that etch primer acid spray, then a couple of coats of metal paint, can't exactly remember which product. Over the years I kept an eye on my work & although all was fine stone chips were starting to appear again. I remember thinking I should have fabricated some sort of sump guard for extra protection, but I sold the wee car not long after.

Loved my wee Punto & I asked a bit too much out of her from time to time....

Hi varesecrazy

It has the standard under tray across the front and down under the cambelt end of the engine.
I have had the car from new so if anything is missing it has never been there.

just wondering if it was protected from stone chips..

basically IT IS.., so just the climate vs poor paint combo.

That looks like surface rust. I'd give it a quick rub-down de-grease and a coat or two of hammerite (or smoothrite).

Robert G8RPI.

Hi g8rpi

I used POR15 paint on it and given it two coats to stave off the rust a little longer.

Apologies for banging on again about safety first when working under your car, but you can't be too careful. You know what to do...

Just read in our local paper about a well known family man in our neck of the woods crushed to death when the mini he was working on slid off a ramp. I know it's not the news you want to read about on here, but you just can't be too carefull. Stay safe.

Indeed,
This is why I did not press on with undoing the sump plug on the Croma when it was on axle stands. I use good quality stands on a solid surface but won't apply large sideways force when I'm under the car. It will take the local garage 5 minutes on a ramp. DIY is not worth dying for. It's not even worth a trip to A&E and I speak from experience.

Robert G8RPI