Sump

[pork]

Couple of questions,

I need to remove the sump to put fitting in for turbo return pipe,

Can I take it off with the engine still in the car?

Where snouts do I put the return feed fitting? From what I gather its above the oil level.

So once sump is off, is it easy to tell where the oil level was?

 

[SirChris]

into the side of the sump
e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AN-10-10A...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27ca1ec23b

 

[pork]

I've got the hose made up all ready, and bulk head fitting

Jus need to know where to drill, and if I can take sump off in place

 

[SirChris]

ahh i see! sorry mate was reading quick at work ATM. If I recall mine (K11) is actually submerged I think. Better wait for Frank

 

[pork]

Haha, true !

 

[frank]

mine,s about 2" down from the sump flange pork, so it gives about 3" of drop/gravity from the turbo outlet, and you will need to remove the sump tbh.
but you could use a crankcase breather instead with a topmount tubby

 

[pork]

Can I remove the sump whilst engine is in the car?

I've had a quick look in the dark (don't get home early enough fir daylight )

There seems to be a couple off bolts that don't seem to accessible

 

[frank]

with a wobbly socket extension yes, its a damn messy mofo job tho mate, the CG,s have a convenient crankcase breather on the front to tap into for topmounts, how about the dipstick tube ?

 

[pork]

Hmmmm, never thought off that,

Should of really asked these sort off questions before I bought expensive braided hose

Spose I could try that, jus to get things running for now

Plans are to rip everything out again once I know it 'works', then make things all pretty and shiny and new lol

 

[pollyp]

with the sump off, fit the dipstick then measure from the engine block to the dipstick max level to find the oil level. then you could fit the drain port above this level so whenever you unplug the drain hose it doesn't just empty itself

 

[pork]

with the sump off, fit the dipstick then measure from the engine block to the dipstick max level to find the oil level. then you could fit the drain port above this level so whenever you unplug the drain hose it doesn't just empty itself

Dam fine idea!

 

[pork]

Finnaly sump is off.
Before I drill hole, should I do it below this plate?

 

[frank]

above the level eh neil, mine is about 2" down from the flange

 

[pork]

above the level eh neil, mine is about 2" down from the flange

I'm gunna use this bulkhead fitting, gunma trim it down a bit, but any where above that plate in the sump, and it's gunna catch the crank, it's pretty tight in there.

What would happen if the oil line wasn't fully above oil line?

 

[frank]

i dunno tbh mate
my (longer throw) CGA crank hit mine lol, the clatter is on my youtube channel somewhere (it quietened down after ragging it round the block )

 

[pork]

Haha! Nice!

 

[pork]

Ok, so here's pic with dipstick in

The top level mark is in line with the crank plate thing (proper term?)

And the plate in sump goes just beneath it.

So only place is below oil level.

Or should I not use this bulkhead, and weld something outside of sump to screw fitting into?

 

[RTLkyuubi]

personally I would fit it as high as possible as you need to get rid of the oil out of the turbo with only gravity. Can you not mount it along the next crank cradle arm from the dip stick?

 

[Stani1029]

Does it need to be a screw on fitting? I used to drill a hole and weld in a pipe at a slight angle so it was flush on the inside. Never failed me

 

[pork]

All done now, thanks tho

Drilled hole, welded on a nut on outside, done