Fitting New Sump At Weekend

[Guest DEG]

Finally getting round to fitting the sump.got everything i need the oil i bought was 5w 50w fully synthetic comma as advised by a guy i know whos into his rs turbo's will this oil be ok as iv had probs with my oil being shite and the turbo is dragging it up he reckons this oil should eliminate that. any advice of any one for replacing the sump?

[Guest s6boy1979]

Not 100% about the oil but the sump is a straight forward swap, just make sure both serfaces are nice and clean so you get a good seal and they are torqued up as you don't want the bolts too loose or tight.

 

 

[Guest DEG]

bought some gasket sealer which im gonna use also so the gasket stays in place. that oils gonna have to do. cheers

[Chris]

Oils going to bugger oil..it'll be that thin

 

As for the sump.. apply the seal to the block as oppesed to the sump.. damm site easier than getting it to stick to the pan as eleminates the risk of moving it when tightening back

[Guest DEG]

oil no good then?

[Chris]

Put is this way i used 5w 30 as flushing oil when doing a service.. you can do it on 15/50 depending on how fresh (rebuilt) the engine is,,but otherwise stick to 10w 40..

[Guest KarlosG]

There is a BIG difference between 5w 30 and 5w 50

In fact it's ideal, as it will get round the engine quickly from cold, and still maintain a good viscosity when hot!