Renegade Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My car has just been for a service at Mikey's brothers garage. Ritch spotted a corroded hole in the sump which has just started to leak through. It might be worth having a quick look at yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 mine is the same but hasnt started leaking yet. its next on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemansim Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Christ! I thought it was only the ford focus did this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 This is a pretty common place for corrosion on the 350z and mine has some there although not that bad. I suspect we'll start seeing a lot more about leaks here in the not too distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almeida1234 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Bloody Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 This is a pretty common place for corrosion on the 350z and mine has some there although not that bad. I suspect we'll start seeing a lot more about leaks here in the not too distant future. +1 seen it before on the 350] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Fiat Punto springs to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 That's worrying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Oh the breakers are gonna love this one... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My car has just been for a service at Mikey's brothers garage. Ritch spotted a corroded hole in the sump which has just started to leak through. It might be worth having a quick look at yours. glad to hear he is still looking after you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.r123 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 That's worrying +1 for worrying, i'm going to be even more parronoid than usual now (and thats a lot ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 My car has just been for a service at Mikey's brothers garage. Ritch spotted a corroded hole in the sump which has just started to leak through. It might be worth having a quick look at yours. glad to hear he is still looking after you Yes he is, and doing a great job as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 This is so weird, doing the compression arm last night and its one of the first things that me mate Stuart said when he was under the car, the sump was rusty and needed changing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I bet there'll be a few of us underneath our cars at the weekend, I know that I'll be one of us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Mine is a bit corroded aswell but not leaking yet, will be another job for the future at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allaboutthepasty Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Ahh, previous owner did mine about a year ago. No need to get under my car in the wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Holy thread revival batman! Just had a message from the body shop saying they want me to go in tomorrow to run through a few things with the bodykit install and also a oil leak they have come across. Panic mode kicked in and I quickly phoned up to see what the problem was and he said the sump had some bubbling with a patch of rust and oil was seeping out from a tiny hole. Anyway first port of call was to search the forum and bingo found this page which is a sigh of relief in some ways. Presuming it is a straight forward swap job with an oil change needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazemaguire Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just FYI. If anyone wants to save a few quid and avoid getting raped by the scrappy, or nissan you can use fibreglass to repair these. Admittedly I haven't done it to my 350z yet, hopefully won't need to, but done it on my winter car, a beaten up old Mazda 323f. I took it off, cleaned the oil and rust/ paint off the outside, wacked some fibreglass matting and resin over the bottom outside and out and let it set. Sticks like @*!# to a shovel and the Mazda has done another 30k since doing it.... Of course I'm sure some will be paranoid about what the matting resin might do if it got into the engine, but its likely only to be a tiny pin prick hole so doubt you'll have issues. Just one for the cheapscates like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I think that's all it is Humpy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisday1990 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Wowaweewa the cause might be water droplets collecting at the lowest point. What year is this Z, good heads up though because that has potential to become a big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trouser Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Is this the same as a tin sump? My tin sump was replaced a few services ago after the tech spotted it was corroded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 How much is a new sump? And who sells them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Here is my culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey81 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Can it be welded over? It would do as a temp fix until you get a replacement, just thinking about other cars which have a welded in baffle. I may start looking at prices so I know how much it's going to hurt when it needs replacing as it's a common thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There not that bad on price I don't think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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