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Oil Temp Bung
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From: Wisconsin
Oil Temp Bung
Hey Everyone,
I want to install a bung for a temp sensor in my oil pan.
Question is,
Should I have it welded, (It's an aluminum bung) into the oil pan,
or would JB Weld be sufficient?
Drilling a hole and JB Welding it, would be ALOT eayser
however would it hold sufficently? A large enough or
sudden leak and there goes the oil.
A Weld while being the more difficult way,
runs the risk of warping the oil pan? Aluminum welding
sometimes doesnt work from what I understand depending
on the alloy number. There is heat treatment to worry
about as well.
I had avehical years ago that had a crack jb welded
on the side of the engine that covered the timing chain,
and it held very well.
Opinions please.
I want to install a bung for a temp sensor in my oil pan.
Question is,
Should I have it welded, (It's an aluminum bung) into the oil pan,
or would JB Weld be sufficient?
Drilling a hole and JB Welding it, would be ALOT eayser
however would it hold sufficently? A large enough or
sudden leak and there goes the oil.
A Weld while being the more difficult way,
runs the risk of warping the oil pan? Aluminum welding
sometimes doesnt work from what I understand depending
on the alloy number. There is heat treatment to worry
about as well.
I had avehical years ago that had a crack jb welded
on the side of the engine that covered the timing chain,
and it held very well.
Opinions please.
If you want, I have a spare LSJ oil pan, I can put a fitting in it for you and ship it to you, so you can just swap them out and sell off your old one. I've done a couple turbo drain fittings for local cars like that. Always, always weld it. JB weld is NOT a good way to put things together. Drill/tap if it's small, or weld it, but please don't try to epoxy a fitting into the oil system...
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: 09-02-09
Posts: 4,210
Likes: 2
From: Wisconsin
If you want, I have a spare LSJ oil pan, I can put a fitting in it for you and ship it to you, so you can just swap them out and sell off your old one. I've done a couple turbo drain fittings for local cars like that. Always, always weld it. JB weld is NOT a good way to put things together. Drill/tap if it's small, or weld it, but please don't try to epoxy a fitting into the oil system...
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