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Looking for Zetec Sump
Hi guys,
just wondering if anyone has a Zetec rwd sump laying around or one for sale?
The sump i was given is slightly short hitting the oil pick up.
just checking if anyone has one they would like to seel before look at alternatives.
cheers
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/15 15:21:10
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Bend the oil pickup pipe or shorten it will be the best way
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/15 15:53:47
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Hi Marty,
yes, thats the other option. i have a friend with a weldeing machine and hes going to try and shorten the heigh of the Oil Pick up tube. The bendy section near the flange hits the bottom of the sump and im unable to screw the sump into place.
will see if this works.
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/15 18:18:04
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Ok, when he does shorten the tube, allow about 5mm at the pickup so the oil isn't starved
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/15 22:01:45
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Ok, job done 😂 not the prettiest but should work
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 09:02:04
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Put some dish soap on the weld, block one end with a rag and blow some compressed air through the other to check for pin-hole leaks for peace of mind. Easier to check now than hunt for an oil pressure issue later!
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 09:43:04
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cheers, yes i did that and came up all good
i cleared the moving parts but came across another
issue the neck of the tube near the pick up end is hitting
the internal corner of the sump in the middle
so back to the drawing board, the issue is not the sump i found
it’s the design of the oil pick up tube.
so i’ll play around this weekend and hopefully sort it out
i was getting frustrated so almost forked out on the retroford kit 😬🤦🏻♂️
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 10:04:39
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Its a shame they don't just sell the pickup, then you could fab your own metal sump and buy the pickup. Good luck though, I hope you get it working!
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 10:17:16
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Its a shame they don't just sell the pickup, then you could fab your own metal sump and buy the pickup. Good luck though, I hope you get it working!
yes, true i tried to get the bolt and pick separately but they wouldn’t sell it to me unless you purchased the kit. i guess it’s part of the journey, sorting these things out.
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 13:01:41
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The last conversion I did I used a pinto pickup pipe cut and shut where needed. I did one a while back where I made a speed bump along the side of the sump so the pickup can run along the side of the big end caps instead of under, this helped with height so the motor can be lowered a little more.
From the oil pump is a tight 90 so I've machined up a cap with the tube running straight out the side, similar to a compressor air fitting.
Fabbing a sump, start with a Kent 1.6 sump and cut the bolting flange off then make a new one from 2mm strap, suprising how close those sumps are.
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 14:24:21
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martymexico
The last conversion I did I used a pinto pickup pipe cut and shut where needed. I did one a while back where I made a speed bump along the side of the sump so the pickup can run along the side of the big end caps instead of under, this helped with height so the motor can be lowered a little more.
From the oil pump is a tight 90 so I've machined up a cap with the tube running straight out the side, similar to a compressor air fitting.
Fabbing a sump, start with a Kent 1.6 sump and cut the bolting flange off then make a new one from 2mm strap, suprising how close those sumps are.
yeah i thought about getting another random pick up and cut where needed. the pinto pick up is almost $200 unless i found one second hand i bought some steel tube and will try my luck mocking it up. how thick should the tube be? shop only had 1.2mm if i want 2mm i need to order it
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Re: Looking for Zetec Sump
2024/07/20 21:54:18
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I think 1mm will be all you need.
Trying to bend 2mm will be crazy hard even with a bender.
Jeez I'd better stop sacrificing Pinto oil tubes for zetec at that price .
I have seen, but unsure how effective it worked out is to use braided stainless flexy hose with AN fittings, the rose head was placed and secured with either metal rods or strap welded and bolted. This was seen in a hotrod mag years ago .
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