Oil Modine Disaster
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Oil Modine Disaster
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I tried to remove the oil modine from my engine to flush it out after a bottom end fail.
It began to undo then it just went loose not much pressure applied but as you can see from the pic a part of the casting has broken with it.
There is still plenty of thread left inside I can still screw the threaded pipe in but it is now just 5mm to short any ideas.
Thanks for any help.
http://www.central-express.net/bolt.jpg
I tried to remove the oil modine from my engine to flush it out after a bottom end fail.
It began to undo then it just went loose not much pressure applied but as you can see from the pic a part of the casting has broken with it.
There is still plenty of thread left inside I can still screw the threaded pipe in but it is now just 5mm to short any ideas.
Thanks for any help.
http://www.central-express.net/bolt.jpg
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Ouch... I would personally buy a new modine rather then clean it out but thats beside the point.
Ummm if you are trying to do it ghetto you could use some sort of spacer to stop the theard going in so far so it sits at the original point. You would need to flatten the contact surface first tho. And use a good sealant. But this is a major bodge and I wouldn't recommend it as failure is dumped oil and dead engine. Not sure if more ali could be welded in and the thread recut?
Or new block halves.
Ummm if you are trying to do it ghetto you could use some sort of spacer to stop the theard going in so far so it sits at the original point. You would need to flatten the contact surface first tho. And use a good sealant. But this is a major bodge and I wouldn't recommend it as failure is dumped oil and dead engine. Not sure if more ali could be welded in and the thread recut?
Or new block halves.
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There is around another 4 to 5 cm of thread beyond the broken part but now if I put the threaded pipe through the modine it's just short of the rest of the good thread I can screw it in without the modine on.
The only thing I can think of is to get the treaded pipe made another centimeter longer.
The only thing I can think of is to get the treaded pipe made another centimeter longer.
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There is around another 4 to 5 cm of thread beyond the broken part but now if I put the threaded pipe through the modine it's just short of the rest of the good thread I can screw it in without the modine on.
The only thing I can think of is to get the treaded pipe made another centimeter longer.
The only thing I can think of is to get the treaded pipe made another centimeter longer.
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I think I will try our local engineering company after all its only a 20 mm threaded pipe with a nut in the middle.If it was one centimeter longer it would tighten up no problem.
Thanks for every ones help and ideas
Thanks for every ones help and ideas
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No just bought a new one and found an engineering company that will cut and shut the pipe with the extra centimetre added for £ 60.00 not so bad.
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As above,you will definitely need a new modine,cant clean it! If you already have the long one,then maybe research if any other vehicles use one the same but is longer
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