Replacing the Sump

[Tegra88]

Hey all,

I drive an 89 LS that i bought about 1/2 a year ago. the sump needs replacing and i was wondering how easy a job it is.

[zco]

jack up the car. drain oil. unbolt sump.. replace with new one. apply sealant onto gasket. bolt back in. allow to dry.

[shadou]

sounds easy piss annoying though :p

[IZY-10]

its easy buddy shouldn't have any problems

[bennjamin]

jack up the car. drain oil. unbolt sump.. replace with new one. apply sealant onto gasket. bolt back in. allow to dry.

how do you do all that with the secondary section of your header in the way ?

Lol

[SHIFTY]

usually gota take off ur extractors or exhaust...

then the steps tha zco said...

can be a pain.. im considering sending my car 2 some1 else 2 do it... im 2 lazy 2 do it myself :p

[Dy_]

borrowing your thread for abit tegra88!

just wondering when a sump needs to be replaced? does it start rusting or have leaks?

[Moya]

Leaking.
Or because you ripped the shit out of it cos your car is dumped.
Or you're upgrading to Mugen Oil Pan with baffle.

[fatboyz39]

No too hard. Advantage if you have access to a car hoist.

Drain oil
Take off secondary headers
take off flywheel cover or brackets
Undo all 10mm bolts
Clean sump surface with degreaser
Apply new sump gasket
Add some sealent on each corner (read the honda manual where it goes actually)
Bolt it back up with very little torque
And do everything elese like mention above.

Really don't have to let it dry. Maybe give it an hr.

[shadou]

nah best to let the gasket cure for at least 3 hours at best a whole day, just the way I do it. You will get oil dripping all over the floor and shit so make sure you have plenty of rags and something to cover the floor beneath the sump