I am about to add an improved baffle to my 2WD sump. I bought the gasket set that people here recommended:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/High-Performan...mZ310093854214

Will I need to use liquid gasket or anything else to ensure I get a good seal? If so, does anybody have suggestions for the best product to use and where it typically leaks? I guess prep is important - clean surfaces.

Thanks,

Charlie

 

You doing this insitu.
I'm having a spare sump modded at present and will be swaping over soon.

 

Yeah, I have a replacement baffle from Burton Power that I plan to install. Car is in the air, front TCAs and ARB are off. Next is front subframe, then sump, then add baffle and gasket then refit.

Tedious job but it has to be done.


Charlie

 

In theory the gaskets should be oiltight, practice is different though.
I have always used LOCTITE 5900 or 5910 flange sealant, pricey but good.
I have used this on all manner of gaskets, never once had a leak, and have used this on std sump gaskets and also with NO gasket at all, still no leaks.
I once had to take off a sump that had been put on with this, some weeks earlier and spent 1 hour straightening the sump flange as it had to be levered off, it di not leak a drop however, used for temp seals on fuel tanks stat housings etc etc, doesn't fully harden ever, excess can simply be pulled off when cured, which is 5 minutes with 5910 or around 1 hour with 5900.
I have also used it to stick down carpet in house, on gutters, hosepipes, trim on cars.
tabetha

 

i used vauxhall black sealant

 

OK. Thanks for the info. I was planning to remove and refit the sump in situ. I've just been under the car and spotted that the engine mounts to the crossmember. Is it possible to support the engine while I take out the crossmember and rack?

Is it possible to take the sump off with the engine in the car?

Thanks,

Charlie

 

Yes and yes, in that order!!
You can use a brace across the tops of the inner edges of the front wings to support engine, or hoist etc.
I would use a bit of loccy to stick the half moons in position so they don't budge as you lift sump up when putting on.
tabetha

 

Good plan. So hoist the engine a little bit, loosen the engine mounts and take out the crossmember.

Thanks Tabetha.


Charlie

 

Ford supply a rather naff looking crossmember to their dealerships to support the engine - it rests on the lips in the wings!!!! I may do a similar job myself this winter - been advised to block the gearbox up too - just to be sure! Is this the 2wd baffle - they looked the nuts )

 

Here's the baffle from Burton:


I'm going to try to fit it before New Year, family permitting!

Charlie

 

I think machine mart do the engine support bars.
tabetha