What is the correct finish / coating on oil sump covers? Has anyone pulled an unmolested one off an original engine? For 356B parts catalog this is part 539.01.150
I have seen silver. I have also seen black (at least on the outside). The black could of course be years of oil and /or a turkey paint job though. The reproduction ones are silver, and I'm guessing cad plated?
Thank you.
Oil Sump Cover Finish
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Re: Oil Sump Cover Finish
Semi-gloss black. Those "silver" ones just haven't been painted.
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Re: Oil Sump Cover Finish
Hi Wes. The whole thing, or just the outside portion that is exposed when installed?Wes Bender wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:35 pm Semi-gloss black. Those "silver" ones just haven't been painted.
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Re: Oil Sump Cover Finish
I think only the portion that is exposed. I don't remember the interior being painted. Don't paint the rivet that holds the magnet.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....