A Couple Of Maintenance/rego Questions.

[Psymon]

In a recent rego inspection i was told of a couple of problems i have to fix. Most of them i have covered but there's a couple that have me stumped.

Firstly, engine mounts have to be changed. Car is an R32 GTS-T. Is this a hard job? Am i right in thinking the whole engine doesn't have to be copmletely removed?

Secondly, leaky sump gasket. Can this be done with engine and crossmember in place?

Also, as far as i'm aware there is no actual gasket, its a chemical sealant. Would Permatex Ultra Grey be the right stuff for the job?

Cheers guys

Simon

[grandmasterb]

In a recent rego inspection i was told of a couple of problems i have to fix. Most of them i have covered but there's a couple that have me stumped.

Firstly, engine mounts have to be changed. Car is an R32 GTS-T. Is this a hard job? Am i right in thinking the whole engine doesn't have to be copmletely removed?

Secondly, leaky sump gasket. Can this be done with engine and crossmember in place?

Also, as far as i'm aware there is no actual gasket, its a chemical sealant. Would Permatex Ultra Grey be the right stuff for the job?

Cheers guys

Simon

Simon did they give you a reason why the engine mounts had to be changed eg: they were cracked???

To change them you will have to lift the motor up (shouldn't have to come right out) along with the box using a crane and change them over whilst its up.

You can get to the sup easy enough with the car on a hoist and x-member still in place or with it up on jack stands

GMB

[Psymon]

They gave no reason why they need to be changed. I haven't had a look yet but if i can't see anything obviously wrong with them then i'll try and avoid changing them.

As for the sump... that's good news! Any tips for doing the gasket? I never had to do one with a sealant before... only ever used gaskets.

[blind_elk]

If the sump has been leaking, it's possible the engine mounts have been affected by the leaking oil.

I suspect you are going to have to lift the engine a bit so you can manoeuvre the sump around the oil pickup. If you've lifted it up (and disconnected the mounts), may as well replace them.

Probably the most important point is that the surfaces must be CLEAN. So lots of clean rags and gallons of metho. And a tonne of patience.

[Psymon]

What's the best way to get the old sealant off? Just plenty of scraping and cleaning with solvent?