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Rileysport

 posted on 4th May 05 at 10:40

i have a gearbox made of blotting paper too, my street is covered in a vauxhall sponsored oil slick of doom :lol:


Siberia

 posted on 4th May 05 at 10:37

my c16xe leaks oil like theres no sump there at all:lol:


Rileysport

 posted on 4th May 05 at 10:32

i took the alloy sump off mine... its totally fooked, cracks all over it especially on the mating surfaces and round the sump plug :(


3CorsaMeal

 posted on 4th May 05 at 09:03

ICV


miles

 posted on 4th May 05 at 08:14

Get a tap to clean the threads out, use thread lock, and 6lb/ft.


James R

 posted on 3rd May 05 at 19:17

Did you use a torque wrench??

Over tightening the sump wont' ensure it won't leak, can be the reverse. Just do as the haynes tells you


notts_v6

 posted on 3rd May 05 at 16:56

I have fitted a new gasket on my sump and when tightening back up the lugs where the holes are just snapped off on some and now oils pissing every where...

When i get a new sump how do i aviod this...