Technical Punto Oil Sump Replacement

[STEPHEN P MORGAN]

The sump on my 2000 1.2 8v has rusted through close to the exhaust frontpipe.I have obtained a replacement and the correct sealer.Could anybody please advise if the removal of the exhaust manifold and frontpipe is necessary in order to replace the sump.

 

[crabbo_1]

it is on a mk1...so I'd guess it is on a mk2.
On the mk1 you need to remove the downpipe from the manifold to the cat...the mk2 engine is pretty similar, except I believe the cat is built into the downpipe...so removing one removes the other.
Don't forget that anything you remove would benefit from new gaskets when you replace.

 

[STEPHEN P MORGAN]

Many thanks for the advice
I was hoping to get away without removing the manifold in fear of breaking studs etc

 

[D4nny8oy]

You shouldn't have issues with breaking studs, if they're too tight they usually just unscrew from the head instead (no problem- makes removing the old gasket material easier!). More likely the manifold heatshield fixings will be seriously corroded and shear/round-off and need drilling out and tapping.

You may be lucky, the early sumps could be removed with the cat/downpipe in situ, though its likely the new sump will have the later design and won't clear.