sump

I've been looking for some silkolene oil for my car, but I can only find 5w-40 and 10w - 50...Just looked in the history of the car and it's normally had 10w-50 put into it. Is this Oil too thick? Should i use another Brand that does 10w- 40, or will 5w - 40 be okay? Also just been flicking...

I need an F7P/F7R sump,must be in good condition please!

Do you need to remove the sump pan studs to remove the pan?! I have got to the stage of trying to get the sump out! But it wont budge, ive loosened the subframe but it loose but no real movement! Thanks in advance! Dan

apparently there is a way of gettin the sump off of a 19 16v phase2' without removing the engine all the bolts are out and the gearbox studs are of???????? bastard thing still wont come of. anyone else had the same problems.....:twisted:

iv found a small leak of oil which drips from the deflector guard under the sump, im not sure what this is or what it means, or wether its coming from the driveshaft as that is also above the leak. the car doesnt burn oil or water and it doesnt smoke. just i havent got under there to check it...

Does any1 know the thread size on the sump plug and where you can buy a new one from? Mines been abused so want a new one really. Cheers Nath

I have a sump on a spare engine and the one on the current williams engine in the car and both of them have seriously seized torx bolts, how on earth am i supposed to get them off? two of the bolts have rounded on the willy engine and i just cant get the others off on the spare engine. Also...

my old baffles don't fit in to my new sump, do i need it and if so will renault know the part and supply it? cheers :)

inside of my old cracked sump (1995 phase 2 16v) there is a black plastic part bolted inside, however it does not fit inside of my spare one?? :? does anyone know what it is and why it doesn't fit and do i need it?

Just looking through my Haynes manual and im insure what my f7p engine would have as it lists both? Engine oil 3.5litre for steel and 4.2 litres for aluminium. ?

i've smashed a hole out of my sump, so need a new one, whats involved with the fitting. also how hard is it to fit a new subframe on my drive? engine out or no?

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Hi! Anybody remove sump without remove motor from car?

I have just had my precious R19 16v serviced and the garage managed to shear the sump plug because they didn't have the correct plug washer. They allowed me to drive it home and it sadly bled all over the drive. Please can anyone help me find a replacement sump ? :cry:

I have just had my precious R19 16v serviced and the garage managed to shear the sump plug because they didn't have the correct plug washer. They allowed me to drive it home and it sadly bled all over the drive. Please can anyone help me find a replacement sump ? :cry:

I have an annoying leak from the sump on my le car2 turbo It is leaking from the sump rim. When I refitted the sump after the piston liner change I put a new cork gasket on but still it leaks, the leak is coming from the ends under the crank shaft. On my GT Turbo the gasket set is the...

Will a phase 2 sump fit a phase 1 block? Are all phase 1 engine and 2 blocks the same? If so all parts interchangeable, eg water pump, pulleys and bearings?

right guys like it says above i need to get my oil pressure back to rights from cold the oil pressure at tick over sits at about 2.5 bar but once it gets to running temp the oil pressure on tick over drops to nothing (well .2 of a bar ) but it isn't all the time some times it drops to...

There is a drilling on the drivers side of the sump that faces 45 degress to the horizontal just forward of the engine mount. Should this have anything in? ie a sensor? I know there is a fluid level sensor on the passenger side. My engine is in a kit car so it is slightly different. I have...

how easy is this and what are the tricks to doing it,looking tonight at one,looks not bad except rear bolts?