Got the old sump off [cracked] and couldnt find a 2nd hand 1*2 sump anywhere so swallowed hard and bought a new one from Pure Motorsport.
When preparing to fit the new one I found the old one had had sealant added along its entire length. Some flakes had ended up in the oil pump strainer!!! The cars wouldn't come from the factory like that [would they?]
I cleaned it out and when fitting the new gasket to the new sump I noticed slight variations at front and rear in the gasket so checked the mating faces on the block and can see 4 joins [2 front and 2 rear] which I consider are potential leak points. The gasket seems to acknowledge this and has 4 points that appear to be designed to block oil travelling above the gasket along the 4 joints.
Questions are....
Do people add sealant at those points as a precaution, are they known leak points? PS: I use Victor Reinz REinzosil gasket/sealant.
I hear that sump gasket leaks are common on these cars so thinking of sealing the OUTSIDE perimeter of the gasket and also adding sealant to the bolt head faces so if oil gets under the gasket it cant escape that way. Any thoughts?
When preparing to fit the new one I found the old one had had sealant added along its entire length. Some flakes had ended up in the oil pump strainer!!! The cars wouldn't come from the factory like that [would they?]
I cleaned it out and when fitting the new gasket to the new sump I noticed slight variations at front and rear in the gasket so checked the mating faces on the block and can see 4 joins [2 front and 2 rear] which I consider are potential leak points. The gasket seems to acknowledge this and has 4 points that appear to be designed to block oil travelling above the gasket along the 4 joints.
Questions are....
Do people add sealant at those points as a precaution, are they known leak points? PS: I use Victor Reinz REinzosil gasket/sealant.
I hear that sump gasket leaks are common on these cars so thinking of sealing the OUTSIDE perimeter of the gasket and also adding sealant to the bolt head faces so if oil gets under the gasket it cant escape that way. Any thoughts?
