What you will find here: Intended to display minor modifications to my Westfield SEi, this blog now witnesses the two year rebuild (and more) after a major crash in October 2011. Have fun and feel free to add a comment at the end of any post.
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Showing posts with label oilpan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oilpan. Show all posts

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Back-up engine



The idea was to buy an engine for back-up. Now this engine has some goodies aboard I didn't expect. A quick look showed duplex timing chain, twin valve springs, Brian Hart dry sump pump and pan... I'm looking forward to inspect more closely what the builder did to the crankshaft, conrods and pistons. One more challenge: how to plumb in a dry sump lubrication system???
Cheers.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

From the bottom

Oil pan cleaned meticulously to permit a good contact surface with the gasket. Silicon will be applied to the block surface, Loctite 5926 recommended.
Don't forget to tighten the con rod bolts with the torque wrench (48Nm) before you put the pan back on. Quite a lot of bolts. Tighten evenly to prevent it from bending.
The kit FP716K from Burton contains the gaskets you need. I replaced the pan gasket and the two half circles front and back.
Cheers.