Any rusty leaky sumps on here!

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cavalier1990
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Any rusty leaky sumps on here!

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Hi

Just wondering if any of you ever had to change sump due to rust, and mainly because a leak was starting? How much did you pay for the sump? Mine was leaking from a little rusty hole at the top front, probably just near the level of the oil and was getting blown down the sum, back across the N/S driveshafts/Box and bulkhead + my driveway!

You might gasp at this but I never replaced the old gasket, simply because the rubber gasket looked in VGC, and it has those little metal collars for each bolt so you don't mash the gasket when you're tightening it, the aftermarket gasket didn't. The gasket stayed in place on the block when I removed sump so just left it there, cleaned it with some spirits and put gasket sealant round new sump edge.

Only thing was, and I seen this coming a mile off, was I had to drop the downpipe and guess what 2 of the studs snapped, although out of sheer luck my handy easy-out got both of them removed.

Nother job done!

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Re: Any rusty leaky sumps on here!

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I replaced the sump gasket on my Sri as The front was leaking, used paste aswell and it still leaks. Nightmare
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Those studs snap for fun :(
Glad you got things sorted without any major dramas.
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I changed mine a few years ago.Not difficult but recall oil kept dripping down onto the mating surface even after the engine had stood for more than a day.
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