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Les Henson:
You can remove the sump and replace the big end shells fairly easily on a 300TDi engine. You will have to remove the oil pick-up/strainer, but this is just held on by 3 bolts. No4 big end is a bit awkward to do, but only becuse it's right at the back of the engine. The sump has no gasket - you have to use RTV sealant instead. Once the bolts are off, use a paint scraper to cut through the old sealant. If you try to just lever the sump pan off you will bend the lip of it.


Les.

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: Les Henson on May 19, 2008, 08:25:39 ---You can remove the sump and replace the big end shells fairly easily on a 300TDi engine. You will have to remove the oil pick-up/strainer, but this is just held on by 3 bolts. No4 big end is a bit awkward to do, but only becuse it's right at the back of the engine. The sump has no gasket - you have to use RTV sealant instead. Once the bolts are off, use a paint scraper to cut through the old sealant. If you try to just lever the sump pan off you will bend the lip of it.


Les.

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Cheers for the info Les. My mechanic mate has ordered in a set of shells (standard and undersize) for me on sale or return ~ he is good to me ~ so I'm set fair for a Monday spent under the motor  :D  :dance:

stageonesimmo:
Did the sump 'gasket' on mine recently - you definitely have to remove (or at least drop down by undoing the 2 bushes) the anti-roll bar as you cant fit the sump out past it - one to watch out for is the strainer catching the bead of silicon as you put the  thing back in - if it scrapes too much off it'll leak again.

Not a bad job but very messy indeed.

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