Oil Return Bung installation

I captured this procedure a couple of weeks ago helping a friend with his oil return. I recommend taking this to a qualify welder and have it TIG welded, but if you are in a bind and must have this welded with a flux core welder like I have, here is a how to with a cheap welder and zero welding experience .

Before you start, a list of things you will need.

As mentioned earlier, you should at least have a flux core welder for the job. They are cheap and available at all tool supply companies. I found one for $150 bucks and it works pretty good.

The next thing you should have especially if you suck at welding is JB Weld. When you suck, JB Weld is your best friend. JB Weld will fix your ugly weld and seal all the silly pin holes that you skipped over with your child play welding skill.

Here we have the oil return line bung that must be welded onto the oil pan. It's round and generally very easy to install. This particular bung came from the JG tools oiling kit.

OK, lets tap a hole

A hole punch and a sledge hammer will be used to make that big round hole for oil passage. Ideally, you want to start with a small punch and work your way into a medium one before reaching the final size with a large one pictured here.

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The area to be welded must be free of paint. Sand off the paint with some sand paper and you are ready to go. Clean off oil with brake cleaner or it might catch on fire when the sparks fly and become a hazard.

 secure the piece and proceed to weld

The hole punch works great as a place holder for the piece.

 Tag and weld the piece

Uh Oh, better get JB!

 Mixing and create a smooth something...

 Spread it evenly around the crap so called "Weld"

Cover all area including exposed metal.

 It's amazing what you can do with this stuff

Don't forget to let it cure over night before reinstalling it on your car.

Copyright 2006 Quincy Kwok