hi guys,

Drove to london yesterday in the zed, whilst on route i felt a slight scrape when on a country road however it only felt like a bumper scrape as i wasnt travelling fast at the time, checked it brieflt at the petrol station shortly after and seemed fine.

 

HOWEVER, once i got to london and got the car parked and came back to it an hour later oil was leaking and had pretty much drained out all of the oil and i could see it was blatently coming from the bottom of the oil sump. The aa came out however reluctantly informed me there was a couple fresh scrapes and the aa would not tow it back as its not covered! after some negotiation and a good chat i managed to get him to call it in and hope they dont send an assessor which they didnt!

 

When i serviced it several weeks ago, i noticed some scrape marks on the oil sump, and a couple dents however i couldnt be sure if it was just suface damage/wear and tear.....now i know!

 

Basically i wanna get the zed back on the road asap, was wondering if anyone has removed their sump before, is it hard? does the engine need to be hoisted slightly to remove it or can it be reached?

and finally wheres the best place i can get a replacement? second hand or new?

 

thanks guys, any advice is well appreciated.

 

kesh

It is possible with the engine in but requires holding the engine with a hoist and dropping the subframe down for clearance. Make sure you replace the 2 rubber gaskets at the front and rear and use a decent quality silicon sealant ;)

 

Is it a NA or TT? That will affect the sump you need. If its TT and you can't get any elsewhere, I have a few :)

chees andy,

 

aargh i thought it might need dropping a bit to get to it, would you consider it a hard job with a couple pair of hands or adviseable to take it to a garage?

im fairly competent and daring so im willing to give it a go,

 

ive looked on 300zx.org.uk and cant find a guide, any tips on the proceudure or how to do it? lol

its a tt uk manual, thanks for the offer ill kindly purchase one of yourself if i cant find one, do you have one in good nick no dents or surface rust? anything else worth doin whilst im down there and have the subframe lowered?

 

thanks again.

kesh

Off out on a job, will reply in depth when I'm back ;)

if you have dented the sump as well it may be worth noting that the oil feed comes from the bottom of the sump as a vacum, if you dent it in the right place it could severly restric oil flow to the engine. When you get the sump off may be worth checking the pipe hasn't been damaged or bent as well.

Damaged sump not covered by AA :eek: thats rediculous. :(

Damaged sump not covered by AA :eek: thats rediculous. :(

 

 

I know i was gutted as the expected cost to tow back 80 miles was close to £300-400! luckily they didnt send an assesor down and the aa engineer said he would report it as corrosion and hope they wouldnt ask questions! luckily they didnt...

 

Anyway does anyone have any tips or advice on the removal of the oil sump? i understand i need to release the subframe and hoist the engine slightly in order to be able to release the full oil sump, anything i should watch out for?

Dont need to lift the engine, just support it at its height.

 

You will need to drop off the return oil pipe on the drivers turbo. new gasket req.

Some of the sump bolts are a bitch to get out.

You cant leave the subframe hanging on the bolts, you gotta drop it right off, had the release the universal joint on the steering rack.

Like said, two new seals for the front and back of sump.

Decent sealant for when the sump goes back on.

Check the oil pick up filter, take off and clean is needed. New o'seal req if you take it off.

 

Cant think of any other probs I had, besides its a bit of a bitch of a job.

 

 

********ONE MAJOR THING ACTUALLY. TAKE TO FOOKING DIPSTICK OUT BEFORE PUTTING THE SUMP BACK ON!!!!!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU GOTTA TAKE IT ALL BACK OFF AGAIN AS IT GETS CAUGHT. AND THATS A RIGHT BAST**D AS I FOUND OUT!!!!!!*********

Dont need to lift the engine, just support it at its height.

 

You will need to drop off the return oil pipe on the drivers turbo. new gasket req.

Some of the sump bolts are a bitch to get out.

You cant leave the subframe hanging on the bolts, you gotta drop it right off, had the release the universal joint on the steering rack.

Like said, two new seals for the front and back of sump.

Decent sealant for when the sump goes back on.

Check the oil pick up filter, take off and clean is needed. New o'seal req if you take it off.

 

Cant think of any other probs I had, besides its a bit of a bitch of a job.

 

 

********ONE MAJOR THING ACTUALLY. TAKE TO FOOKING DIPSTICK OUT BEFORE PUTTING THE SUMP BACK ON!!!!!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU GOTTA TAKE IT ALL BACK OFF AGAIN AS IT GETS CAUGHT. AND THATS A RIGHT BAST**D AS I FOUND OUT!!!!!!*********

 

 

cheers rodders thats a great help, ive got the car on axle stands so ive just gotta aquire a hoist so i can hold the engine then im getting stuck in! thanks for the heads up on the dip stick, will let u know how it goes. cheers guys