jossey
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 07:53 AM |
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The importance of a sump gasket.
Well you may have guessed. i dropped a bollock.
put my sump back on a few months ago on my zzr1100 without the gasket. yes i dont know why i did that but i did.
anyway this weekend was the exciting bit of filling it with oil for the first time and hey presto its pissing out of the sump seals lol
so i have got the new sump seal but i need to fit it. not sure how easy that will be with the engine in the car and the car in the garage.
pooooop
david j
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 08:05 AM |
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At least it wasnt 60 quids worth of shell optimax in a plastic tankmans fuel tank whilst parked in the garage thats part of a house
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irvined
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 08:29 AM |
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Well, it could have been worse, at least it wasn't pouring out the sides with the gasket installed 
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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jossey
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 08:36 AM |
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very true all.
i tried it with cheap semi synthetic oil which was about £10 so not the end of the world.
although still a pain in the arse.
now i need to clear it up cos i had nothing to slide under car to stop it leaking till i found jack n jacked it up n found a bucket .....
pain
dave j
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Guinness
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 08:59 AM |
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I must have installed about a dozen of these gaskets, some in situ.
To be honest, they aren't too bad, the gasket has lots of holes in it, where the sump bolts go through. So that usually holds it all in
place.
Have you got the Haynes manual for the zed? It mentions using locktite on some of the bolts. If you look at the sump there is a tiny < next to
some of the bolt holes. Use locktite on those ones. It also mentions using a smear of silicone sealant where the sump narrows ) ( in a semi
circle.
HTH
Mike
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40inches
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 09:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
At least it wasnt 60 quids worth of shell optimax in a plastic tankmans fuel tank whilst parked in the garage thats part of a house
Aaah! Tankman plastic tanks, such happy memories. NOT
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jossey
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| posted on 11/8/10 at 10:15 AM |
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zzr book.
no i aint got the book. cos my zzr is the c model i havent found a manual with bits.
thanks though guiness. ill get the locktite etc and have a go when i get the new gasket.
getting a gasket is not an easy thing.
also cos i have the gsx900r sump i found the sump a little cheaper on the net for one of them.
just need a load of hoses to finish the radiator now.
any help would be great.
you guys are the bestest :O)
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