I just water blasted the 1200 motor in the Beetle and a leak appeared on the bottom corner of the crankcase. Not a huge crack, just looks like the corner has corroded away abit. Question is - can this be repaired in situ? And will a metal repair kit, like Devcon, do the job ok? Or does it need to be welded?

Dave

i would say that the 2 part metal epoxy would do the trick but how did it get crscked in the first place thats the question

you will have to drain the oil for several days and grind of all the crap n corrosion to allow the expoy to stick flushing numerous times with aceton or a similar product I take it its leaking oil through this hole ???

Welding would be the better option with the engine apart of course

Thanks fellas. Yeah its still seeping a bit of oil - i will leave it awhile and give it a thorough clean and then try a good 2 part epoxy.
Cheers

I hear the product JB Weld has good reports

I believe it is available in Australia here
http://www.lprtoolmakers.com/specials/JB%20Weld/JBweld.htm 

but this guy reckons he bought it in K Mart Altona (Melbourne??)

http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1133088050 

also on ebay for $20.00

http://search.ebay.com.au/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&sati...