CA18DET Installation 11 - Winged sump
Last Updated:
17/01/2009
Had some concerns about
the CA's ability to deliver oil to the engine (Nissan motors are famous
for oil starvation)....usually resulting in a spun bearing, so the
theory is more oil, less chance to degrade or froth. Oil will also stay
cooler as there is around an extra 2 litres more.
Here's the sump roughed up for a fitment check - no
baffles yet
Let's see how it fits, took the box off thus needed
another chain to support the engine kinda level
Seems to clear the sway bar...just
So here it is unpainted - but prepped
So here it is unpainted - but prepped
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting my gearbox crossmember at the same time.
What followed was a lot of stripping of silicon of the
sump and the block (didn't take many photos of that)
Once that was done I noticed there was a bunch more
threaded holes on the block than there was on the sump - so armed with a
bit of stiff cardboard I knocked up a template to drill in these extra
holes.
Drilled the holes - all good!
The finished product, test fitted OK
Liquid gasket and fit the sump (used Loctite Blue Maxx)
Had some trouble getting
the gearbox back on by myself...came up with this sneaky approach - get
the engine level and hanging of the engine crane and slide on the
gearbox - the using some A series headbolts, which happen to be the same
thread bolt up the two middle gearbox bolts - has to be the middle ones
if you try top or bottom it will create too much angle and you wont be
able to get any of the other bolts in.
Middle bolts started
Get top & bottom bolts in
Remove head bolts and put proper bolts in the middle
positions
