moondustka
Active member
So all of my efforts were wasted in taking the steel sump pan off to re-seal because this wasn't where the leak was coming from.
Before I assumed it was ok I went under the car to check the sealant. The rear corner at the timing end was oily. I decided to trace the oil and now I could see the leak was coming from higher up. It looks like the crankshaft seal on the oil pump :-(
So, with that found, I'm taking the car back to the engine builders. They will sort it, but I have to leave the car with them, which is slightly annoying because it's 40ish miles away.
On the up side, I've got the old front discs and pads off which explains the poor braking ability.
The discs are nowhere near minimum thickness but have worn very badly. I stupidly put new pads (and still have all the meat left) on these discs but it's not worth risking trying to re-use them as they have sort of worn into the old discs. New pads should be coming in the next couple of hours.
Before I assumed it was ok I went under the car to check the sealant. The rear corner at the timing end was oily. I decided to trace the oil and now I could see the leak was coming from higher up. It looks like the crankshaft seal on the oil pump :-(
So, with that found, I'm taking the car back to the engine builders. They will sort it, but I have to leave the car with them, which is slightly annoying because it's 40ish miles away.
On the up side, I've got the old front discs and pads off which explains the poor braking ability.
The discs are nowhere near minimum thickness but have worn very badly. I stupidly put new pads (and still have all the meat left) on these discs but it's not worth risking trying to re-use them as they have sort of worn into the old discs. New pads should be coming in the next couple of hours.