Date:         Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:24:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
Comments: To: Don Hundt <donhundt@GMAIL.COM>
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I talked to him about that.
I would imagine that any welder would say anyway ..
take it off, clean it up real good, and I'll take a look at it.

As is known, the DV oilpan uses a different drain plug sealing system
than conventional drain plugs.
The sealing surface is at the bottom of the drain plug , and tapered..
so it works like a bleed valve actually.

they have been known to crack at the sealing surface.
There may be some chance of converting it to conventional drain plug,
where the sealing surface is under the head of the drain plug.
fwiw ..aftermarket pans from europe don't use the original tapered
'bleed valve' sealing system /

oh..a common rabbit/jetta drain plug sues the same threads as DV.
there is a slight chance of getting one of those to work .

but take it off, get it fixed right.
heck ...weld that area shut and put a petcock on the bottom of the oil
filler tube -the aluminum part there.

scott
On 11/2/2012 6:33 PM, Don Hundt wrote:
> Why not just take the pan to a welder and have the crack tig welded?
> Don
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Nov 2, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Dana Mueller <dmueller@WACK.COM> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the oil suggestions. Went to wipe down the drain plug area
>> and clean off the pan when I noticed spot weld or whatever you call
>> that stuff you can put on and it hardens. The only problem is when
>> putting the drain plug pack in, that weakened and now I have one hell
>> of a niagra falls happening.
>>
>> Backstory, purchased the vehicle and had it shipped from SC to WA
>> because the westie was in good shape. Got it from some friends and
>> reviewed the maintenance records, including calling the shop that
>> rebuilt the engine. No one mentioned the cracked plan near the drain
>> plug.
>>
>> This leads to my question-anyone have an oil pan for a 1982 VW diesel 1.6?
>>
>> -dm