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Originally Posted by nemo
Why must it be mounted on the bottom. The bottom may be the most efficient placement but you may be able to mount it low on the side.
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True, true. You'd need a flat area to mount it though. But yes, because the iron has a very effective built-in thermostat you could safely mount it anywhere on the sump, even if it's not in perfectly flat, intimate contact. An aluminium sump pan (such as the one on my Golf) should transfer heat very effectively from ANY position on its surface to the whole area of the sump. It wouldn't even have to be mounted below the oil level. I should get under there and check the actual geometry of my sump pan.
[Edit: This kind of travel iron might be ideal as it is small and you can fold away or remove the handle...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-Disc.../dp/B0000ZGZRM
...and they can be found even cheaper or second hand on ebay for almost nothing.]