Need help with deep sump install
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From: Louisville, KY
Need help with deep sump install
I'm installing LN's .5liter deep sump and have run into an issue. The bolts they sent for the baffle are M6x10 (whereas the originals are M6x15). Their website says the kit should include (3) M6x20 bolts for the baffle. A test fit shows that the old bolts (M6x15) grab at least three or four threads. Is this enough to use these? I'm heading now to Lowe's to look for the right size, and I've emailed and called LN.
Has anyone installed this kit? Do you have a recommendation? Use the old bolts for the baffle or get the correct size in the next few days. I need this done by Thursday.
Thanks!
Has anyone installed this kit? Do you have a recommendation? Use the old bolts for the baffle or get the correct size in the next few days. I need this done by Thursday.
Thanks!
Three Wheelin'
Joined: May 2010
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From: Nor Cal
Not sure about the thread length and this kit but I would use what they recommend.
I wouldn't buy bolts at Lowe's, they will all be very cheap and not fit for automotive use (even the ones that say they are). They will rust almost instantly. And good luck finding the right size there.
Go to a good auto parts store (Napa) or a good hardware store (like a big ACE hardware with rows and rows of fasteners in bins). Tell them you want something for a car, so you get the right grade, hardness and something that won't rust instantly.
Alternatively, any car dealer should have these bolts for you.
I wouldn't buy bolts at Lowe's, they will all be very cheap and not fit for automotive use (even the ones that say they are). They will rust almost instantly. And good luck finding the right size there.
Go to a good auto parts store (Napa) or a good hardware store (like a big ACE hardware with rows and rows of fasteners in bins). Tell them you want something for a car, so you get the right grade, hardness and something that won't rust instantly.
Alternatively, any car dealer should have these bolts for you.
Three Wheelin'
Joined: May 2010
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From: Nor Cal
Sorry I misread the original post and was thinking cover, yes the bolts inside the sump would not rust but definitely not something you want to cheap out on... buy some quality hardware instead of the cheap stuff. You did the right thing.
