Oil Sump Smashed

[truCido]

Well due to some lovely road in Bristol with the worlds largest ramp and my lovely lowered cupra I managed to catch my oil sump on it and rip a nice hole in it...

Does anyone know what sorta price I'm looking at to get it fixed? Or how much the part is and how long fitting would be

 

[pdcupra]

think they are £80 for a new one

 

[Forbez]

Think there's one on ebay

 

[the_prophet]

not nice. should be able to replace yourself though would have thought.

what road was this out of interest??

 

[truCido]

Alison Road in Brislington, Bristol. Basically they sort of made a ramp down in the road where they've removed the road surface and then you go back up the otherside. I caught it going back up...I went back to have a look and its really steep which is why I caught it

I'm more worried that I might of damaged my engine, I didnt think I'd caught it as it didnt really make that sort of noise and just thought it was me going up the ramp. I got about half a mile away and my oil light came on so I pulled in and turned the engine off and my power steering died as I pulled in, hope I havent :'(

 

[jNx]

I cringed all the way through that last paragraph!!

Good luck bro!!!

 

[Forbez]

Get some pic's of it,. with today's paper, and if possible something that can help gauge the height of the step, also if possible show the height compared to the width of any ramp-like thing they've built. Then get onto the council.

Keep a copy of all the pics if they ask for them.

 

[truCido]

yeah I think I'll try that, will get someone to take me down. Bloody bank holidays parts departments always closed!!

 

[techie]

I take it the oil hasnt run out totally?

 

[Big_Lad]

Get some pic's of it,. with today's paper, and if possible something that can help gauge the height of the step, also if possible show the height compared to the width of any ramp-like thing they've built. Then get onto the council.

Keep a copy of all the pics if they ask for them.

Good shout,

A mate of mine proceeded to do this and got the council to pay towards the cost of the repair.

Worth trying to do, saves you having to fork out the money.

 

[truCido]

I take it the oil hasnt run out totally?

yeah I think it has, it was still pouring out when I pulled in though

 

[Cuprajohn]

this happened to me with my old corsa, council didnt want to hear about it soon as they saw the car, said the roads are made for normal cars, said it was my fault for it be stupidly lowered

 

[andycupra]

fingers crosses for you. doesnt take long to seize an engine and the oil runns out pretty fast.

sump on a leon if about £80, fairly easy job to do yourself, you will need a sealing kit (they are bolted and sealed into place).
or 90 mins work at a garage id say.

(i think i seat dealer does it for £240 or there abouts for parts and labour)

 

[R0b]

my mates selling a sump on ebay at the moment

 

[truCido]

right then heres all the pics and videos I just took: http://www.vagowners.co.uk/road/

you can see the state of the roadworks in general its crap...plus i noticed this and I'm sure some people would of shreaded tyres on it http://www.vagowners.co.uk/road/DSC00168.JPG

Video 1 shows a drive through
Video 2 shows a BMW just about making it over
Video 3 has a few cars going over it and you can see how much they bounce also with a civic clipping it

 

[R953 VSE]

doesn't look like there's even a sign informing people that there is a ramp. or is there?

people are going over that at a fair speed, a lot faster than i would anyway.

 

[jNx]

I wouldn't send the 3rd video, showing the signage correctly in place where as it's been clearly destroyed in the other pics/vids

I lost my Polo to roadworks, 110mm lowering at the front, exposed draincover (identical to that one but in the middle of the road) vs. my subframe..

Subframe won, at the expense of a bent chassis!

Feel sorry for you mate

 

[Brummy]

bloody'ell , Dave. that looks painful! hope you get it sorted relatively quickly and painlessly .. but get on to the council about it, might get 'some' joy from them..

 

[truCido]

I wouldn't send the 3rd video, showing the signage correctly in place where as it's been clearly destroyed in the other pics/vids

I lost my Polo to roadworks, 110mm lowering at the front, exposed draincover (identical to that one but in the middle of the road) vs. my subframe..

Subframe won, at the expense of a bent chassis!

Feel sorry for you mate

in the 3rd video the sign you can see is coming from the other direction.

Ouch sounds nasty

 

[techie]

I'd be worried that the top end and turbo has been damaged, how quickly did you turn it off?