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Alfa 156 1.9JTD 2001 323. Cracked oilpan?

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Hello. I had an accident where i drove over a bump and my oilsump(?) went down and got cracked. Oil flowed out of the engine and i stopped it 3-4seconds after. I have included a picture of what fell off. I will jack up the car tomorrow and take a few more pictures.

Is there anyone that can confirm that it is the oilsump that has cracked?
Anyone know where i can buy one online?
Is there any online guide on how to change the part?
 

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Since its almost to find an Alfa Dealer here in Norway and its difficult to get spareparts.. I requested a quote on the work done by a mechanic at the only alfa dealer within 400km and they didnt even reply, and considering temperatures have gone below freezing and its raining/snowing it wasnt very tempting to do a lot of work.. So im puting the 156 in storage until next year and bought a 159 ;)

Just to bad that it just passed the Norwegian version of the MOT and is legal on the road for two more years.
 

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#9 ·
That 159 looks better anyways ^^.

Front de-chromed and halos too?
 
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Have you checked if there are any local garages that specialize in Alfas? Here in Bulgaria the only dealership is considered quite bad in actually fixing Alfa Romeo cars, so there have popped up alot of local garages where the mechanics are very skilled and knowledgeable about these cars.

Besides that I love how you just casually (at least it seems so) bought a 159 because the 156 broke but you still intend to actually fix it.
 
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Ive owned the 156 for four years and have never had any mechanical problems with it. It was a faulty crankshaft sensors and one rubber hose that was leaking causing the turbo pressure leak into the enginebay. Other than that it has just been normal wear and tear like brakepads,discs. I spent about 2500euros (which is really cheap here in Norway) keeping it on the road for 4years including tyres. I think that is pretty reasonable :)

The 159 was bought in the spur of the moment. It was well below market value, and I have a great mechanic in Gdansk,Poland which has taken car of me very well for 6-7years to fix the wheel geometry and the oil level sensor. (Both needs to be rectified). It seems like i found a friend who agreed to fix the 156 for borrowing it for 6months :)
 
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The pic certainly looks the same as my 147. Where at one point I thought I might need to remove the sump and had look at how to do it. There are a few bits making access to bolts tricky but I thought with the right tools it wouldn't be nearly as bad as I first thought. Looked like just the front pipe needed to be dropped, but the pre-cat could stay, or just that horrible V-band clamp slackened enough to twist it out of the way. Fortunately my problem was elsewhere so I was able to leave it.

Plan B : I think a good alloy welder should be able to fix it in situ. There's a big enough hole to wash the oil out of the sump. Heat distortion might be a problem.

Plan C : (shudder) a friend of mine fixed a similar problem with JB weld, after cleaning the bits down with acetone and emery paper. To everyone's surprise it lasted the rest of the life of the vehicle.
 
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