BOOSTED FD BUILD.

boosted · January 10, 2016, 10:36:53 AM

Ahh i see after a bit of googling mounts are integral with oil pan sealing...was not intending on removing oil pan today as that looked a bit of mare and rather do on my mates ramp....so looks like engine mount swap and pan are to be done together else your left with oil pan leak as changing mount stresses the oil pan sealant and breaks it?

boosted · January 10, 2016, 10:47:09 AM

Hoping someone comes along soon.....im poised ready todo the mounts but dont want a gert big leak after....

boosted · January 10, 2016, 11:51:27 AM

Job abort....ill do sump and engine mounts together after mot need some rtv b4 i start.

Grant Monkhouse · January 10, 2016, 11:53:42 AM

Have you looked at these obstacle things? They help create more surface pressure on the bolts/pan to stop any drippy drippy

boosted · January 10, 2016, 11:58:01 AM

No i was only gonna do mounts today....didnt realise it was such a parlavour....sump is leaking so will do another day on drive with mounts..... Car is half in garage way up in air so if i start i need to complete today which aint gonna happen.
I know the front to rear brake pipes are good and floor all covered in dino juice lol.

boosted · January 10, 2016, 12:00:34 PM

Ah Grant those winged washer things...yeah not abad shout.
If the sumps coming off ill baffle/ gate as well so Mot first....very close. Waiting on an mx5 rear view mirror off ebay for my new screen.

Grant Monkhouse · January 10, 2016, 12:04:49 PM

http://www.chipsmotorsports.com/products/engine-parts/oil-pan-brace
Not your kind of price but soooo worth it

boosted · January 10, 2016, 12:13:17 PM

I can make summit like that.

Grant Monkhouse · January 10, 2016, 12:13:40 PM

True

boosted · January 10, 2016, 12:14:35 PM

On night shift outta stainless lol.

Grant Monkhouse · January 10, 2016, 12:15:00 PM

Lol

boosted · January 10, 2016, 04:54:17 PM

i stuck it on.....not sure to be honest but gotta have a plate for mot.

had all wheels off today pre mot check both rear top wishbones outta bushes have play...not excessive but will be advisorys and steering rack gaiter melted from exhaust....cut the rest off it off

wait n see

new pads all round after old pads have cleaned up discs wire wheel em to help. apart from emmisions and maybe headlight aim.
92 k....no cat test???

Grant Monkhouse · January 10, 2016, 05:00:29 PM

I think the only car allowed to have a stick on number plate is an E type jag, as it came from factory with one

boosted · January 10, 2016, 05:11:56 PM

dont think it will fail onit same place that mot'd the Westfield and that has a stick on

its reflective and bsau marked?

C J R · January 11, 2016, 08:05:32 AM

Jon, just found your thread re-sump.

Mine leaks and has been fixed as few times. Leaks arise due to high stress from the engine. I haven't fitted a sump pan brace yet, but it seems a reasonable solution. You'll need longer fasteners too.
To clean the sump mating surface you need to either lift the engine or drop the front sub frame (not enough clearance without one or the other.

You should have one Steel engine mount and one Aluminium mount (an upgrade is to swap the aluminium to another steel mount. Make sure the mount at the exhaust side has the factory heat shield. I ran mine without for a year with new Poly bushes and it melted !!.

Good luck.
Chris