My 3 door has ben dumping oil out the back of the sump gasket for years now, so before I re-mortgage my house to keep paying for new oil, I thought I''d better fix it.


Sump is now off (prick of a job to get the crossmember out the way!!)

Anything else I should be looking at? Oil strainer, oil pump etc?

Oil pressure has been low at idle for a long time now (seems ok when revved though). Is it worth cleaning out the relief valve on the pump or inspecting anything whilst I'm at it?

 

if it was me id stick a set of bearings and a new pump in it too for all it would cost !

 

yep id be going or a pump atleast.

 

If the pressures ok I would leave it myself, at least you know the pump is safe, low idle pressure not so important as when running/driving as no load to speak of.
I would clean out the sump and oil strainer whilst there though
tabetha

 

This is kinda what I was leaning towards. Can't just nip out and grab a cossie oil pump over here, and I really want the job finished this weekend.

Anyone not bothered with a sump gasket? I was thinking of just using the new half moons and sealant instead of the gasket?

 

when u say it was low pressure what was it showing?! and what it show when u were revving etc?!

 

I've stuck loads on with the half moons and loctite 5900 or 5910, not leaked a drop, don't think I would on the cossie with alloy sump though , the stuffs that good the sumps had to be levered off, then spent time straightening lip of sump!!
tabetha

 

Done now. (just got to refill oil and test).

Used Loctite Blue Maxx sealant (dunno if it's available in UK), supposed to be about the best available.

Put a thin sliver above and below gasket and a reasonable bit on the end of the half moons. The old gasket hadn't been fitted properly and had a gap at one end, so if nothing else it shouldn't piss oil everywhere any more.

iirc, oil pressure dropped to about 20psi at idle when hot (or maybe just under).

Can't remember what it was when revved but I have checked it before and was ok.