Removing sump for ARP rod bolts

[Cookson]

Can this be done easily? Anything else need to come off bar the bolts for the sump?

And I assume it's sealant to put back on, no gasket?

 

[s0fty]

Its a rubber gasket not sealant.

 

[MarcoB]

There will probably be a plastic tray/baffle inside the sump which will come off as well to expose the crank.

 

[Mar172]

And remove the oil pump

 

[mr.pink87]

And remove the oil pump

What? You can fit rod bolts with pump in place.

 

[Mar172]

What? You can fit rod bolts with pump in place.

When mike woodford done mine I am sure this was removed to do the bolts

 

[mitch1503]

When mike woodford done mine I am sure this was removed to do the bolts

can't see why anyone would tbh

 

[Mar172]

May have got it wrong ? But it was a bit more than just whipping the sump off and plastic tray ?

 

[Dan519]

literally no reason to touch the oil pump at all

 

[Chris205]

What are the benefits of upgrading the rod bolts, is this the weak part on the bottom end or is it the rods themselves?

 

[Mar172]

literally no reason to touch the oil pump at all

As I said dan got it wrong , but we did find a lump of sealant floating around in sump ? That was worrying

 

[mitch1503]

bolts are a weak point for higher revs, thats why i got them done as mine lives in the revs lol

 

[Laine_16v]

As I said dan got it wrong , but we did find a lump of sealant floating around in sump ? That was worrying

Standard from the factory. Ive pulled apart a couple of untouched factory F4R's both had a shocking amount of beige silicon in the pickup (the standard sealant used by renault on the main cap). tut tut renault.

 

[Mar172]

Standard from the factory. Ive pulled apart a couple of untouched factory F4R's both had a shocking amount of beige silicon in the pickup (the standard sealant used by renault on the main cap). tut tut renault.

That's right it was beige , the oil light on and the oil level was correct, so had the engine flushed new oil and filter light went out may have been that .