Technical Rusty oil sump, should I worry?

[Michael Dranfield]

There's nothing to stop you reverting to old fashioned methods.

Just get a good handful of oil (or, perhaps better, high melting point grease) and smear it all over the sump each time you change the oil.

It may not look pretty, but it sure as heck won't corrode.

There are even specialist corrosion proofing greases made for this specific purpose.

Next time you visit a preserved railway, take a look at the working bits of the engines. They're all kept liberally coated with oil & grease.

For corrosion protection, particularly in damp environments, oil & grease work better than paint.

Marine grade grease (on the shelf at your local ship's chandlery) is particularly useful in this application.

You say it won't look pretty but after a few months use when the grease is cover in dust you won't know it's been greased​,as others have said far better than any rust cover up remedies.

 

[jimboy]

So many suggestions, so many thoughts, so many ways, so many posts, so little time... but what to do. Tis a quandary right enough....:shrug:

 

[DaveMcT]

So little time? Ignoring it and/or worrying about it will have it leaking and taking-up a whole lot more time.


Paint some oil on it will take a few minutes. Job done.

 

[jimboy]

And the posts keep on coming....