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How do you tell a steel sump from a aluminum sump?

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Answer:

Test it with a magnet.

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What is a sump?
In industrial term, a containment to collect of waste water or waste oil
How can you tell if a drink can is made from aluminum or steel?
because you no when the can full from you can hear the loud sound
Used to tell how much oil is in the sump?
Dip stick
What is the difference between dry sump and wet sump?
A dry sump is not submerged under water as a wet sump is. a dry sump uses a resivoir to hold the oil much like the brake fluid. a wet sump has the oil sump bolted to the bottom of the engine block :D
Which cave has the most divable sumps and how many sumps does it have?
In 1980, German cave-diver, Jochen Hasenmayer, passed Sump # 25 in Falkensteiner Höhle and discovered Sump # 26.