The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
sump is £26 or you could buy genuine for £374 inc VAT
KINNELL! Someones got to be getting rich.
sump is £26 or you could buy genuine for £374 inc VAT
Strange the 1.4 16v in my Tipo is a pressed steel suml rather like on most other fiat engines and not the style there
Guess they changed it for cost reason's
Hmm. Think I'll take an interest in Fiat's recommended sealant in that case? The good old "rubbery" silicone sealant I like, and which seals very well, won't contribute much by way of structural rigidity.Yes different
I believe if it’s stuck correctly with gasket sealant it becomes a structural part stiffening everything up.
Do you actually drive it properly on real roads???thinking about it also never broken any suspension springs or even and holes in the spring pans,
My 2011 Panda started weeping a tiny smear of oil one day. Since an MOT was due I scraped the area which was rusty. This enlarged a pin hole. Drip increased. So empty sump and give all the rusty areas a good scrape and the area of the pin hole down to shiny metal. Then used a ballpein hammer to make a little hollow around the tiny hole and filled it with liquid metal. Then a few coats of Hammerite paint. It has lasted a couple of years now. A new sump is not that expensive, just messy to remove old sealant before fitting the new one.So I noticed an oil leak on the gravel and went to investigate this evening...
The sump looks to be in terrible, rusty condition. The whole thing is covered in oily goo, but there is no obvious source of leak from above - there is almost a tide-line below the joint, so the seal is still good. And the drip doesn't form on the sump plug, so it isn't there.
I'm left wondering if it has just rusted through?? Is this a thing with Fiats? I've worked on a few cars over the years, but never come across a sump failing through rusting before!!!!
If yes, is it an easy job to swap?
Any input welcomed!!
That’s what they do at some garages since at least the Punto if you just want a cheap and cheerful repairMy 2011 Panda started weeping a tiny smear of oil one day. Since an MOT was due I scraped the area which was rusty. This enlarged a pin hole. Drip increased. So empty sump and give all the rusty areas a good scrape and the area of the pin hole down to shiny metal. Then used a ballpein hammer to make a little hollow around the tiny hole and filled it with liquid metal. Then a few coats of Hammerite paint. It has lasted a couple of years now. A new sump is not that expensive, just messy to remove old sealant before fitting the new one.
I do give my lombardi and 850 coupe a hard time but the rest of the fleet get regular use on UK roadsDo you actually drive it properly on real roads???