Engine: D5244: - Strange sump repair on my S60.

pillapow · Feb 5th, 2015, 20:12

Seems like a good repair nevertheless! The sump is bone dry with no leaks, I actually noticed the very well sealed, clean sump before i noticed the repair patch, just confused, curious even as to how damage would occur in that place!

Whoever did it, did a great job of sealing the sump anyway.

oragex · Feb 5th, 2015, 21:02

noticed the replacement material, quite original. maybe they decided to cut a hole in the sump to check the suction pipe and didn't want to go the long way?

Dancake · Feb 5th, 2015, 21:25

If it holds then happy days. It's one of those bodged repairs that actually works, and gives the car a bit of character at the same time. It's a piece of modern Volvo art

outnumbered · Feb 5th, 2015, 22:18

Jack perhaps

reggit · Feb 6th, 2015, 09:24

That's about the same place my old S60 had a sump repair. That wasn't as nice as a piece of chequer plate though, but was oil tight.

No idea what the cause had been, although that one had had a prang in it's past life before I bought it, so was putting it down to a bodged repair.

Brendan W · Feb 6th, 2015, 10:23

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Originally Posted by oragex

noticed the replacement material, quite original. maybe they decided to cut a hole in the sump to check the suction pipe and didn't want to go the long way?

I have to confess to snipping a hole in the bulkhead of an R4L to replace a timing chain.

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Originally Posted by Dancake

If it holds then happy days. It's one of those bodged repairs that actually works, and gives the car a bit of character at the same time. It's a piece of modern Volvo art

Excellent repair with a few fins to get a bit of oil cooling going on. When it's being sold on could the ad say 'chequered history'.

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Jack perhaps

Reckon so. All to easy.

cheshired5 · Feb 6th, 2015, 12:36

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Originally Posted by outnumbered

Jack perhaps

Agreed.
The sump is the recommended place to support/lift the engine when doing the offside wishbones, which being an S60, it will have inevitably needed at some point.

Georgeandkira · Feb 6th, 2015, 12:52

Hello, Make friends with that guy.
Aluminum welders-both rig and personnel-are few and far between. Kira

JRL · Feb 6th, 2015, 12:53

Same as mine..only found out when I had a massive oil leak yet engine oil level didn't go down. Sump had been repaired before and the repair had failed. Finally worked out my DPF wasn't regenerating. My theory is the fuel added to the oil increased the pressure in the sump until the original repair patch failed.

Had the sump sealed, oil changed and DPF software reset so will have to wait a while to see if it happens again.

When I first got my car it needed a new driveshaft on the passenger side so I am wondering if the sump repair had something to do with that. Perhaps the previous owner hit something in the road which damaged both shaft and sump.

Kinda thankful it was damaged and failed as without that oil leak I would not have known the DPF wasn't regenerating.

Feb 5th, 2015, 20:12	#1
pillapow 05 V70 T5 G-tronic Last Online: Mar 15th, 2019 21:19 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NorthWest	Strange sump repair on my S60. Seems like a good repair nevertheless! The sump is bone dry with no leaks, I actually noticed the very well sealed, clean sump before i noticed the repair patch, just confused, curious even as to how damage would occur in that place! Whoever did it, did a great job of sealing the sump anyway. __________________ - P2 V70 T5 G-tronic Ex-ARV - Volvos are great cars, sometimes.

Feb 5th, 2015, 21:02	#2
oragex Premier Member Last Online: Jul 26th, 2021 21:24 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Coldnada	noticed the replacement material, quite original. maybe they decided to cut a hole in the sump to check the suction pipe and didn't want to go the long way? __________________ Several Volvo Repair Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...ECTts0FSVSOT_c

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Dancake Premier Member Last Online: Today 14:44 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Belfast	If it holds then happy days. It's one of those bodged repairs that actually works, and gives the car a bit of character at the same time. It's a piece of modern Volvo art __________________ 1996 850 T5 - Sold 2003 S40 1.9d - Sold 2004 S60 D5

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outnumbered Lunatic from Wakefield Last Online: Apr 16th, 2023 06:33 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wakefield	Jack perhaps __________________ 2012 volvo xc90 Executive Buccaneer Bermuda 2021

Feb 6th, 2015, 09:24	#5
reggit Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 20:13 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Preston	That's about the same place my old S60 had a sump repair. That wasn't as nice as a piece of chequer plate though, but was oil tight. No idea what the cause had been, although that one had had a prang in it's past life before I bought it, so was putting it down to a bodged repair. __________________ 2009 Volvo V70 D5 (Polestar 225bhp) r-design 180,000 miles

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Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Today 12:57 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	Hello, Make friends with that guy. Aluminum welders-both rig and personnel-are few and far between. Kira

Feb 6th, 2015, 12:53	#9
JRL Master Member Last Online: May 19th, 2024 16:24 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Derry	Same as mine..only found out when I had a massive oil leak yet engine oil level didn't go down. Sump had been repaired before and the repair had failed. Finally worked out my DPF wasn't regenerating. My theory is the fuel added to the oil increased the pressure in the sump until the original repair patch failed. Had the sump sealed, oil changed and DPF software reset so will have to wait a while to see if it happens again. When I first got my car it needed a new driveshaft on the passenger side so I am wondering if the sump repair had something to do with that. Perhaps the previous owner hit something in the road which damaged both shaft and sump. Kinda thankful it was damaged and failed as without that oil leak I would not have known the DPF wasn't regenerating. __________________ 2008 S60 D5 SE LUX

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