This will make you laugh. Mot advisery...
Engine sump corroded. I've had some old cars , never had this before! My 2013 Panda owned from new full service history etc. 26000 miles.

The sump is mild steel.. the surface paint soon erodes

Our 15 year old FIRE never needed attention to sump..

But I have had others that do..

Coastal areas can suffer badly

Been quoted £400 to replace sump by the main dealer

Richard65 said:

Been quoted £400 to replace sump by the main dealer

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Ha ha ha ha ha

Fiat dealers are currently asking all their service customers to make up for their covid losses ! Recently people have been given totally outrageous quotes for work from fist main dealers . I know they are normally expensive being main dealers but seriously it looks like prices are being inflated .

Some years back my wife's Ceicento got a "corroded sump" advisory. I cleaned it up in situ and slapped some Finigans Smoothrite on it and it passed for yearsd after.
£400 for a sump replacement........ludicrous!

Even if it does need a new sump £400
Is that plus vat?

You buy the sump and I'll do it for fifty quid.
Please form an orderly queue and wear a mask.

murphyv310 said:

You buy the sump and I'll do it for fifty quid.
Please form an orderly queue and wear a mask.

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Thats £8 an hour..

They usually add vat. Jackwhoo is right, outrageous prices being asked, £300 plus for 2 dampers on back axle.

It's quite common, as already mentioned it's **** steel, badly painted and in the firing line for all the grit off the road.

I've always wiped the sump over with an oily rag every time I've changed the oil, never had a problem

murphyv310 said:

You buy the sump and I'll do it for fifty quid.
Please form an orderly queue and wear a mask.

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You buy the Smoothrite, any colour you like, and I'll do it for £40 plus an endless supply of coffee !! (ie 10% of a dealer and no VAT---YEAH!)

In all seriousness.. its probably a 2 hour job .. plus exhaust gaskets.. sealant goo..sump pan

(Do you get new oil..?)

FIAT labour at £100+ p/ hr isnt helping

ive just spent a bit of time looking at my sump after reading this. it was a bit surface rusty, so i got my trusty ACF50, and gave it a good coating. it works great on motorbikes over winter, so should be as good on this

groovylee said:

ive just spent a bit of time looking at my sump after reading this. it was a bit surface rusty, so i got my trusty ACF50, and gave it a good coating. it works great on motorbikes over winter, so should be as good on this

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Another good product for rust prevention is Bilt Hamber Dynax UC
It has an added advantage that the can will spray when held upside down