Hello

I have a major oil leak on my s2 rst,

i have marked it on the pic below,
it seems to be coming from where the sump joins the block
what could this be. the car is booked in with my mechanic next week.
just thought id get some ideas of here.

 

sump gasket.

 

As said sump gaskets gone.

 

cheers guys

Is it a bitch of a job to do, how much should i expect to pay

 

Yes its the worst job in automotive history
6 times now on mine and its still weeping

 

There's a techneque to do CVH cump gaskets and get them to seal 1st time.


i've done a write up on it before on Here, i'll try and search for it.



Your looking at 2-4 hours, depending on who's doing it.
oil Ł5-40 and gasket Ł8+.

 

i have got these off to an art now and i charge Ł70 to do them i only no one other person that can do these with out leaking

 

Ł70 quid you a main dealer

im pukka at these too had to do so many on my old onion lol

 

ok so i now know three people that can do these


show off

 

Thats a fair price.


But a CVH sump is not rocket science to get right,

 

Well you better make that 4 people,as I done one 2 weeks ago and not a drop is leaking from it.Was tested on track at Croft over the weekend! Regards,Micky

 

i would say its more the gasket where the oil pump joins the block to me, theres no reason why the sump gasket would develop a leak in that point only

Especially with "major oil leak" being said!!!

 

Could be mate,
i think its major as the oil went down to minimum in just one day.
if the cars running it just continuosly drips, when i turn it off
it seems to stop, slow down.

Its booked in next week with my mechanic, so fingers crossed

 

thats blatantly the gasket between the oil pump and the block IMO.

Still sump off, but also cam belt off, bottom pulley etc, probably be worth putting a new oil pump while your there it'd be a wasted effort to take the oil pump off and fit a new gasket up with an old and probably high mileage pump.

 

Cvh sump gaskets are great fun!

I even managed to do one on my old rs with the exhaust still in place, and no leaks afterwards

 

Sump gasket is a peice of piss!

Changed a few now with no leaks or come backs