Our sponsor has a special this month on deep sumps. From the picture it looks like Bugpack packaging. Has anyone any feedback on what Bugpack stuff is like?

They are $124.50 by the way




Thanks

Steve

Only ever heard good things about Bugpack.
Just wondering though if it is any better that the Pobjoy anti surge sump.
At that price i think it would be cheaper - but you might loose clearance.
As well is this type of sump anti surge?

Thats the one iam running on my motor. It does limit clearence somewhat. I put it on so I didn't loose oil piclup while cornering and never had a problem with it. Iam pretty sure its not bugpack, its "performance parts" brand, but it was the only one that I was able to get ona friday before a race on sunday. IT comes with a longer pickup pipe. Blue I have never had any pickuip problem once I have fitted the extended sump, but used to get it all the time on the street and also on the track.

Dose it include a longer pickup like the Berg kits do?
Ta Nige

sorry BIX posed at same time

Brand-new sump kits SHOULD come with pickup tube extension, as well as the mounting hardware and six little studs for the strainer plate.

Clean the sump thoroughly, several times, first. I've heard of stories of cheap sumps cast in Taiwan, still with little grains of sand from the casting mould imbedded in the aluminium. If they work loose, into your oil system they go. I dunno if this particular model has that problem, but giving it a damnn good scrub with soap and water first can't hurt.

Loctite the bottom studs in - it will stop them working out later when you change your oil.

I had one like this on my Beetle for years and never had a problem. I never hit anything with it either, as the exhaust was the lowest part.

You can even drill and tap that little round blank section for an oil temperature sender if youu wish.

It comes with an extended oil pick up that goes over the standard one and is held in place with an radiator clamp. I made sure I did this up with a spanner and made sure it was REALLY tight (don't want a piece of pipe loose in the engine). Also it comes with two different size pickup pipes. Only problem I found with this one, was the holes that attach the sump plate and the holes that attach the sump to the Old sump are in line and there for once the pickups in place it can be hard to do up the top nuts inside the sump. I have seen o other sumps the two sets of holes offset and relief's cut into the lower face so that u can get a socket in to do up the top ones. I have caught it a few times, mainly when going down a dirt track, with a lowered car, just have a few extra scratchs and nicks on the sump plate.

[Edited on 11-3-2003 by BiX]

That looks to be the same as the deep sump on mine.

Bix is right its a bugger to get the top (of the sump bit) bolts tight as the hole is the same diameter as the bottom.

I got round this by bending/breaking and then welding an 8mm open end spanner to almost 90 degrees and tightning it with that

It does somewhat reduce clearance :vader