hi all, thought id share my new J reg frst. i drove it back 260 miles from where i collected it with conor.rst , sat in heavy traffic, ragged it on the straights, and it ran sweet as a nut.
its got mostly samco boost and water hoses, baily dump valve, altho might take that off. pace alloy cooler, T28 blower with forged actuator. running 11 psi. will go to a bar soon.
sierra cosworth wheels, not sure what tyres. nice condition recaro interior too

ONE THING, theres a small oil leak? theres alot of oil sat on top off the rocker cover. and the oil drops on the floor arnt consistant. i:e they fall in diffrent place, theres no smoke on boost or start up, and it seems to idol ok, and last time i checked, the oil level was perfectly normal. ANY IDEAS?
my thoughts so far, went as follows, sump? one of the gaskets? turbo seals? or block shock horror lol



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(now has samco pipe off charge carrier)

let me know what u think

 

theres a few dodgey pipes in engine bay (halfords jobbys) that i will be changing to better pipes. also will be buying a new breather

 

could be your rocker cover gasket.

 

yea i think its been put on to tight?

 

also check the seal on the oil filler cap could be perished.

 

oil filler cap is tight AS, just checked it :s

 

mine does exatly the same m8.drops on the exhaust and down the sump.i put a new sump gasket on it this week and its still doing it.think mines the rocker cover gasket and it cost me £5.00,thats what urs might be

 

Lol ragged it on the straight you say ? raged it every gear you mean lol but thats how they are meant to be driven.

 

yep til you blow them up lol.

 

haha, conor.rst ruined my cover there lol.

 

ahh i was going to put a sump gasket on today, how much does yours leak? mine really isnt alot if im honest. noticeable but still

 

well if i go out for a drive then leave it there is a little oil mark where it has been.its deffo running down the engine thats for sure......sump gaskets arnt dear tho so might just be worth changing that as well

 

I'll say the say to you as I say to Conor.....get it up the barn!

 

cheers muz. i think you will like it. only running 10 psi atm, im ordering a paddle clutch tomorrow so if you got a pointers on how to fit it lol

 

cant see pics mate,

 

My brother tells me he saw the car today. Said it was a good example. I'm up the barn all day Wednesday if you and Conor are around. Paddle clutch ain't hard to fit. I think I've actually got a spare I can sell.

 

yea ok mate, me and conor will be there tomoz

 

where did you buy it from can i ask?

 

kent, dartford, a guy called karl.....