Can oil return bung be aluminum, or need steel??

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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 03:04 AM
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Default Can oil return bung be aluminum, or need steel??

I have a b18b that i stripped the oil drain bolt on, now it wont tighten or come out so i can change my oil. I'm gonna replace it, but need my -10an return bung. Jeg's has one (store right by my house) but it's aluminum and i believe the B18b pan is steel. Is this a problem? Do i NEED the steel one? I will be taking this to a regular car shop to have them weld this on. Thanks for the help
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 03:11 AM
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The oil pan is stamped steel. Are you going to weld the fitting in the new oil pan?
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 03:13 AM
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Default Re: Can oil return bung be aluminum, or need steel?? (herecomesboost)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by herecomesboost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The oil pan is stamped steel. Are you going to weld the fitting in the new oil pan?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, i found a used B18a oil pan to replace it with, and Jeg's seems to only have aluminum weld on bungs. I was gonna have a car shop around here weld the fitting on the pan i'm picking up today
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 04:50 AM
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Default Re: Can oil return bung be aluminum, or need steel?? (BDogggUT34)

you can't weld aluminum and steel together. you need to find a steel bung.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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sure you can weld aluminum to steel ....jb weld lol.


no seriously ive jbwelded all my bungs for the past 4 years and never had serious issues
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sure you can weld aluminum to steel ....jb weld lol.


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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sure you can weld aluminum to steel ....jb weld lol.


no seriously ive jbwelded all my bungs for the past 4 years and never had serious issues</TD></TR></TABLE>

you know i thought about that, but i couldnt do it. Jeg's ended up having a steel one at the store and i'm having Slowmotion Motorsports weld it on. Its funny, Midas and Tuffy won't weld on a return bung because "they can't check for leaks". I've never heard of shops not being able to do simple welds.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BDogggUT34 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you know i thought about that, but i couldnt do it. Jeg's ended up having a steel one at the store and i'm having Slowmotion Motorsports weld it on. Its funny, Midas and Tuffy won't weld on a return bung because "they can't check for leaks". I've never heard of shops not being able to do simple welds. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you prolly don't want those shops doing it anyway, they don't know wtf they're doing.
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