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Greetings, steel is GOOD, hence why the trid is steel not plastic. The steel sump is fine, just a pity merc don't put decent paint on them - with is the problem. I'll consider a plastic sump when merc make the trid out of plastic.
Now, 'o evil one', when are your sumps with drain plug going to be available?? I rather prefer the plug to be on the inboard side of the sump, rather than on the bottom. I just have this feeling about the 'shear' strength of it when it hits something on the road, at 'just' the right height.
As to the plastic being able to withstand 1.5 tones, have they tried having a rather large person/lady, standing on it whilst wearing stiletto heel??
Smart average weight, 750kgs, speed, say 50 MPH, hits brick on road, transferred energy, greater than 1.5 tones. Result, split sump, you might be lucky to see the oil slick build up on the rear window before the engine 'spits' the dummy??????????? Ouch, 2000 quid down the drain. -- No Pun, intended.
Cheers, Ian.
Never seen a plastic sump before. Being an engineer, intake manifolds I agree with, but alloy or steel for a sump seems best. I can see why technology is taking over, especially if it's cheaper to produce plastic engine parts.
If it was me wanting a drainable sump, I'd probably buy one from smarttune.co.uk. There will be a little oil left in the bottom, but not much. If the car is jacked up slightly, you might get more out. To be honest, half a cup full of old oil isn't going to do any harm. One thing I've done is stick a magnet on the oil filter (spin-on type), to help collect metallic particles. Not sure if that works? Are main bearing shells magnetic?
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