Quick lube disaster-any ideas

[bigblockbuick]

Was this assembly leaking before you discovered the damage? It doesn’t look like it. I would suggest telling the customer, saying the only real solution is a new block (?) and manage moving forward by careful installation of new oil filter and gasket. JB Weld or RTV are liable to make the situation worse if they break off, or add more irregularity to the sealing surface. Whoever dis this was a right piece of work.

Yes unfortunately it was leaking before. I have used a shop rag to kinda clean up the area. I am very fearful of using rtv. I Have seen a handful of engines with rtv in the bearings because "mechanics" used it on a oil pump.

 

[21_6.7f450]

It's an 06' CRV, in good shape it'd be worth what, $2,500? No way that's worth a motor.

 

[walterjay]

It's an 06' CRV, in good shape it'd be worth what, $2,500? No way that's worth a motor.

Be worth a WHOLE LOT more around here. I would envision it on a lot for about 7K.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

fill the gouges with jbweld. scrape off the excess with a rasor before it hardens then let it harden.

IDK why the OMG/Wow emoji. I think JB weld would be fine.
Get a piece of maybe 120 grit on a flat surface to act as a sanding block, and sand it evenly.

 

[spasm3]

Have a machine shop make a plate, maybe .050 thick, out of steel, with an inner and outer diameter to match your gouged surface. Gouge your surface up MORE, so epoxy will stick, then glue the plate to the existing surface. I've done this on ball valves that hold back a heck of a lot more pressure.

That's a really slick idea!!

 

[Chris142]

Is there a filter that will screw on that has a larger seal? Maybe a different brand?

 

[someonesomewhere]

That's a really slick idea!!

I second this. This is the best solution offered so far, and most permanent. Also allows the continued use of the stock filter.

 

[meep]

I like the less-is-more approach. If you can get it super clean, I’d start with the JB-Weld idea. Assuming good access, I might even drill 1-2 tiny holes 1-2 mm deep inside the gouge to give the epoxy a surface to hold on to. IF that didn’t work, @eljefino’s idea would be the next I’d try.