Sump oil leak - please help

JBHELL · Post by **JBHELL** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:57 pm

Hi All,

My FTO is leaking oil around the sump and I was just wondering if anyone had a go changing the gasket. It looks like a fairly tidious process to remove the sump as the exhaust wraps around it.

I haven't had a really good look underneath to see how I would go about changing it but does anyone have any tips?

Also whats the part number for a replacement sump gasket? but most likely I will be using an RTV silicon gasket maker of some sort. Will this do the trick?

Thanks,
John

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:23 pm

yup, my mechanic removed the sump + exahust, to get the sump out.

he also used silicon to reGasket it on.

wd40 is needed.. lol

JBHELL · Post by **JBHELL** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:45 pm

Yeah, thats what I thought... damm it's gonna be a big job than I thought and most likely I will need to replace the gaskets for the exhaust after cracking them open.

Does anything else needs to be taken off ? starter motor maybe?

I think I'll get a quote from a mechanic and if it's going to cost me less than $200 might as well save myself the hassle.

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:36 pm

It's a pain of a job. If you do it yourself, use black silicone.

Mike

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:22 am

yeah starter motor also has to come off..

JBHELL · Post by **JBHELL** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:04 pm

I got quoted $280 to get the sump oil leak fix. The mechanic said black silicone is no good and it won't last long. Although he didn't mention exactly what type of silicone he will use.

I don't know anything about different types of silicone but since we are on the topic, can someone please clarify what would be the best suitable stuff to use to seal the sump pan.

I think I'll find some time and do it myself as $280 is a bit over my price range. At most, silicone should only cost say $20 + new oil ($40 or so) and maybe a couple of new exhaust gaskets.

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:29 am

I used blue silicone for my sump reseal the first time and it kept leaking - I did some research and found that when blue silicone was used, sump leaks were common.

Black was recommended. I did it again with black silicone and never had a leak again (this was not on an fto)

Read the instructions - the different colours are rated for different situations. They vary according to what you are bonding, temperatue rating and oil resistance to name a few factors.

dannyboyau · Post by **dannyboyau** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:47 am

toyota does a good black silicone.
Just go to any toyota parts department and ask for toyota black form a gasket.

It is great stuff

JBHELL · Post by **JBHELL** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:17 pm

I did it today and ended up getting the orange copper silicone from autobarn.
The bloke from autobarn did recommend using the black or orange due their high temperature application and excellent oil resistance. Only difference is the orange has a slightly higher temp rating.

I haven't driven the car yet so I don't know how it went. DW40 worked a treat getting exhaust off the manifold.

Hopefully from now on my car won't smell like a BBQ after driving as the oil used to drip on the exhaust.

Thanks,
John

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:35 am

my mechanic has used a blue silicone, i have had no problems at all with it.