Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 08:39 PM |
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XE sump gasket - can I re-use it?
I have been using a 8V rubber sump gasket on my XE engine and I needed to take the sump off to get it repaired. Having replaced it I am having the
devils own job getting a good seal. Can these gaskets be re-used or do I just need to bin it?
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:27 PM |
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Hmm i'm on my 2nd Sump, 2nd set of cork and now finally an 8V rubber seal and windage tray and still can't get mine to seal!..
I would put an angry smilies but i'm beyond that now, luckily mines in a FWD car so it just drips occasionally onto the exhaust n smells a bit
rather than leaving oily spots on peoples driveways.
It doesn't use very much and I got sick of removing the exhaust manifold tring to fix it
It seems to be a common thing, mine appears to come down the sump bolt threads and I have seen a tip where a particular type of loctite was smeared on
them or the gasket. They also come slightly loose occasionally aswell.
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:36 PM |
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's funny, sump gaskets appear to be all poo - never known a continent one.
Ed.
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:38 PM |
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P.S. If its an alloy sump as opposed to a tin one (with all the dimensional stability of a blancmange), Loctite 515 works well.
Ed.
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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