New sump or not....

[Dani_B19]

Just getting all my parts together (still on going haha) and i going to clean the sump out, now i thought by the time it takes to clean the sump it's still not going to be new is it and i know for a fact its had some exterior "cough" i ran over a layed now pole "cough" , was an accident.
Anyway, would either of these 2 be worth while:

OIL SUMP PAN 1.8 TURBO VW GOLF MK4 AUDI TT A3 + S3 on eBay (end time 29-Sep-10 12:50:09 BST)

VW GOLF MK4 BORA AUDI TT S3 A3 1.8 TURBO SUMP PAN C429 on eBay (end time 20-Sep-10 10:10:39 BST)

The second one seems a better bet.

I was concidering a baffled sump but i dont know if i can justify the extra cost.

 

[superkarl]

id get a new one, i only replaced mine because the threads on the plug wer ********, otherwise i would have just cleaned it. so if you've smashed it up then you probably should. both those sumps are probably the same, both be equal quality, cant be much difference, i got the second one and i wasnt dissapointed

 

[Dani_B19]

It isnt to the point of leaking etc, it's just had a few knocks and its 10 years old too, thought for the sake of £50, id pay that to have it cleaned lol.

So you went for the second one karl?

 

[Andrew@A.L.D]

I have the second one and is a good fit and very good

Audi sell them for £80 ish

 

[superkarl]

yep second one was fine. had no leaks at all and the plug is nice and solid. make sure you get some good gasket glue stuff tho aswell. Can be a pain to fit tho, two bolts are a ****** to reach. i still managed it on the drive though.

i said the word 'though' far too much! lol

 

[Welly]

I've had lots of stuff from B&B in the past and it's always been spot on.

 

[barters3]

thats good to know. i was wary of the quality but seeing as people have tried and tested them i may go for one. i could clean my original and stick it on ebay i suppose.

 

[Welly]

thats good to know. i was wary of the quality but seeing as people have tried and tested them i may go for one. i could clean my original and stick it on ebay i suppose.

I'd be keeping it as a hot spare. 1.8T sumps are notoriously low to the floor.... A spare one not a bad thing to have lying around. I have one!

 

[barters3]

I'd be keeping it as a hot spare. 1.8T sumps are notoriously low to the floor.... A spare one not a bad thing to have lying around. I have one!

true, it would be a bad thing to have kicking around.

 

[S3 D2HTY]

I'd be keeping it as a hot spare. 1.8T sumps are notoriously low to the floor.... A spare one not a bad thing to have lying around. I have one!

What havn't you got lying around lol

 

[Welly]

What havn't you got lying around lol

True....

 

[1animal1]

have you got it mapped yet Dani

 

[jimmp]

How much would a baffled sump be?

If you do a lot of "fast cornering" (!) or a bit of track use, it's going to be invaluable...

 

[Dani_B19]

Tim, ball's, haha.

Well thats the thing, at what point do you need a baffled sump? I use the car mainly for fast road use at the moment, not doing any track days until its up to spec.