Hi.. I am preparing a 2.0 silvertop zetec for my Sierra and set about swapping the sump to a rear bowl type one today. The problem I had was on removing the original FWD sump from the engine, there was a metal plate covering the the crank with slots in to allow the oil through etc. . With this in place my new sump and pick up pipe wouldnt fit! Am I ok to remove the plate and will the baffles in my new sump take care of things?
Help in this matter would be much appreciated