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I have recently bought a 2000 Fiesta Finesse Mk5 and looking underneath I notice a little bit of surface corrosion here and there, including on the front surface of the sump pan. Having had to replace a sump pan on my previous car (a '95 Rover 114), I am a little concerned, though this is probably not a problem right now. Should there be corrosion on a 4-year old sump? I know older Fiestas are/were prone to sump rust.
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Mine (2001) has a few scrapes starting to rust. I covered with Waxoil. Any steel unpainted will rusts and rust...
madf
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would waxoil or corroless wax etc be the best thing to use to try to hold the rust?
or something else?
or is there nowt you can do?
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Hi
The sump is made entirely of aluminium, unless its the 1.3 pushrod.
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(iam not a mechanic)
Martin Winters
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The engine for mine is the "Enduro E" 1.3, which I take it is what you mean by the pushrod, ie not a zetec?
hence the rust on the sump pan?
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Hi
The pushrod engine is the 1.3
Its sump is made from steel i think.
If it has not been painted properly the existing paint will bubble and peel off.
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(iam not a mechanic)
Martin Winters
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Hi,
I\'ve seen this rusting on quite a few Fiestas and Kas which are
not very old.
Nothing to do with fed up Dagenham workers round about 2000ish I suppose?!
Anyway, what\'s the best thing to do to stop further corrosion (which will inevitably lead to a porous sump)?
Neil
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Not certain about Waxoil. May not agree with sump heat. Would suggest clean off rust using either emerycloth/sandpaper. Wire brush may do the job?
Then use a heat resistant paint to cover exposed metal. Doubt you will have any more probs
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Was mech1
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