sealing the sump

sx_turbo

sx_turbo

Lifer
the rear main oil seal housing, and the oil pump have grooves

the sump doesnt in these places.

sump has grooves on the straigt ends.

there is no easy way to get sealant off bottom of block, only thing i can suggest is to use a decent scraper and elbow grease.
 
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Shak-gt

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sx_turbo said:
the rear main oil seal housing, and the oil pump have grooves

the sump doesnt in these places.

sump has grooves on the straigt ends.

there is no easy way to get sealant off bottom of block, only thing i can suggest is to use a decent scraper and elbow grease.
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On my old GT it didnt.

Lol i will stick to that then i guess i got covered in oil lol it was my oil day. thanks
 
Texx

Texx

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Remove as much of the old sealant as you can using a gasket scrapper and then use a Scotch-Brite hand pad (clicky) lubricated with a bit of brake cleaner to clean up the rest.
 
Blak_Mamber

Blak_Mamber

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I'm having this problem with mine :(

Im thinking of having a crack at it myself this weekend.

Do i just literally jack the car up & whack it on axle stands..then drain the oil & undo all the sump bolts and remove the sump... then clean up all the edges as per Texx's info above, then use some locktite instant gasket (plenty of) all the way round, then shove back on & wait for a while?
 
whiteglanzav

whiteglanzav

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Blak_Mamber said:
I'm having this problem with mine :(

Im thinking of having a crack at it myself this weekend.

Do i just literally jack the car up & whack it on axle stands..then drain the oil & undo all the sump bolts and remove the sump... then clean up all the edges as per Texx's info above, then use some locktite instant gasket (plenty of) all the way round, then shove back on & wait for a while?
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yer but let the sealer go a little bit tacky and then screw it back on and tighten it up evenly till bits of sealer come out all the way round the edge - it can be a pain in the arse but if you do it cleanly with plenty of sealer you should be fine


most important though is to get all the old sealers off
 
Blak_Mamber

Blak_Mamber

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whiteglanzav said:
yer but let the sealer go a little bit tacky and then screw it back on and tighten it up evenly till bits of sealer come out all the way round the edge - it can be a pain in the arse but if you do it cleanly with plenty of sealer you should be fine


most important though is to get all the old sealers off
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Thanks a lot dude. Will do. Ill make sure i get all the old sealent off and give it a bit of a rub with scotch brite :)

Is the sump easy to get off without having it up on a ramp? I have two trolley jacks & can probably borrow axle stands...

rep'd btw :kiss:
 
whiteglanzav

whiteglanzav

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well it depends how well it was stuck on last time lol - i cant remember weather or not you need to take the exhaust off the down pipe or not to get it off.

but all in all its not too much of a major job - it shouldnt take you longer than an hour and a bit !!
 
Blak_Mamber

Blak_Mamber

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whiteglanzav said:
well it depends how well it was stuck on last time lol - i cant remember weather or not you need to take the exhaust off the down pipe or not to get it off.

but all in all its not too much of a major job - it shouldnt take you longer than an hour and a bit !!
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lol Im sure i can somehow prise to off...

Ill most probably take the exhaust off the downpipe as its only 3 bolts anyway..

Sounds good, this maybe something i can actually do lol.

Thanks mate :beer:
 
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gtmini

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I thought Toyota supplied a composite gasket for the sump? I used the one that came in the engine build set and it seems to be working well, so far.
 
whiteglanzav

whiteglanzav

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i bought a full gasket kit from toyota and it didnt have one in it - i have never seen a sump gasket for a starlet before either . . . . . .
 
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