14-02-2025, 07:32 PM
I don't know what year your car is but on the earlier crankcases some of the sump bolts holes are open into the oil. That makes them prone to leak throigh the sump bolt threads.
The pressed stell sumps we had wre all faulty. They had pin holes where they had rusted through. Thtis caused if an engine is left stanfing for years because water collects in the sump and rusts it. my solution to the pin holes was to drill through them and put a bolt and washer in the hole. I got fed up doing this gave up and bought an alloy sump from Tony Betts.
I've just reconditioned the clutch and have sealed the sump bolt threads, which were leaking,with removable Loctite.
The pressed stell sumps we had wre all faulty. They had pin holes where they had rusted through. Thtis caused if an engine is left stanfing for years because water collects in the sump and rusts it. my solution to the pin holes was to drill through them and put a bolt and washer in the hole. I got fed up doing this gave up and bought an alloy sump from Tony Betts.
I've just reconditioned the clutch and have sealed the sump bolt threads, which were leaking,with removable Loctite.
Jim