chrisg
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| posted on 25/8/02 at 08:07 PM |
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Pinto shallow sump
Hello chaps,
As some of you may know I've been having a little engine trouble (I'm also a master of understatement)
Anyway, every cloud has a silver lining.
I've found out the Granada Mk3's with the pinto engine have a shallow sump as standard!!!!
No more sump chops, no more searching for expensive RS 2000 bits.
If someone else already knew this
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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bran
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 posted on 25/8/02 at 08:47 PM |
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Chris, what reg is MK 3, I've got an E reg 2.0L which I might use the engine and box in my locost, the only downside it's done 200K, but still runs
well except for the noisy cam. If it's got a shallow sump I might give it a rebuild.
Colin
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chrisg
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| posted on 25/8/02 at 09:52 PM |
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Mk 3's started at D reg I believe but the engine changed to the DOHC at F or G reg.
The one I'm stripping is an E reg too, a 2.0 Ghia, the sump is level with the bottom of the gearbox bellhousing - perfect!
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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locodude
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 posted on 25/8/02 at 10:06 PM |
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Chris
Don't forget to check the oil pump drive!
Chris PTM
BTW you missed a cracking run out over the cat and fiddle with jon and bryn. That Isons a lunatic. But boy can that car accelerate. Now where's that
blade engine I heard was for sale?
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johnston
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| posted on 25/8/02 at 11:05 PM |
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the mk3 is the one that looks like an over grown seirra
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fuz
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| posted on 26/8/02 at 11:38 AM |
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To chris G.
I have a 2.0L Pinto from a sierra and was going to take my sump to MK to have it modified. Could I just put a sump from a Granada Straight onto my
pinto. Also what about the the oil pick up pipe. Do you think i could replace my pinto one with a granada one.
Cheers
fuz
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chrisg
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| posted on 26/8/02 at 08:35 PM |
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Don't see why not, all the pintos have the same bolt pattern on the sump, and it's just three bolts to change the oil pickup pipe, and a new
gasket.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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bran
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| posted on 26/8/02 at 09:34 PM |
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bran
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| posted on 26/8/02 at 09:34 PM |
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bran
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| posted on 26/8/02 at 09:39 PM |
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Chris, many thanks for the granada sump info.
Colin.
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