hi
ive seen theres a crossmember in the way,
can you take the sump off without removing the engine?

and hits and tips/ links welcome
thanks rob

 

You can remove it without removing the engine Rob.

Andy Vey has done mine twice on my old S, give him a call.

Or, a 2 second search for "sump removal" revealed the following...

https://www.s2ki.com/search/forums?query=sump+removal

 

hi mate,

thanks thats great,

i tried searching but obviously a bit special as was coming up with completely different things lol

will be updating my urgent help thread once taken caps off and can see the bearings, not looking forward to this as it will be an expensive find im sure

Thanks for your help tho MB

 

just remove the brace. other than that just remove all the surrounding bolts

 

Remember to clear debris from the gasket/bond fitting face when putting it back on, and torque bolts in an opposing sequence as directed in the service manual, yes there are a lot lol!

 

thanks will be trying sat morning,
is there many items to remove before getting to the bearing caps?

 

Best of luck Rob and sorry to hear of your predicament.
Hope you've got some thermals?. It's going to be bloody freezing over the weekend

 

If you struggle to get it shifted, make sure you've got all the bolts, i was struggling to see how mine would come off, then realised i'd missed one bolt and it just came off pretty much once the last one was out (muppet!)

 

Take the sump off,

You'll see the baffle plate, under that is the oil bump assembly/lower block.

The oil pump is run by chain from the crank sprocket, I think you might need to take the chain case off to remove the chain if you want to remove this?

You'll be able to see the con rod caps through the lower block although cylinder 1 & 2 will probably be obstructed by the oil pump.

EDIT, I checked the service manual out of interest:

Get the service manual : http://www.spoonertuner.com/media/download...03_AP1_USDM.zip

pages 8-3 for the exploded sump/oil pump diagram.

8-9 shows you the removal of the oil pump.

 

cheers mate, awesome link