Lowering woes/sump info...

[CpnSpankyPantz]

Hello,

I've had my car lowered 60/40 and love the way it looks and drives, however I've already shattered my 318is lip spoiler (was a fibreglass replica) and now I struggle to get up my driveway without something scraping (am guesing the sump?)...

So, how easy/delicate are the sumps, I'm really rather paranoid about mine now, so much so I'm debating getting a spare or even a sump guard, or am I just paranoid?

[ross_jsy]

From what I have read on hear it is fairly easy to smash a sump, although I have not had a problem with 60mm all round and sump doesnt have a mark on (m20)

[Brianmoooore]

Sumps are made from thin alloy, and smash very easily if you're daft enough to run the car scraping the ground.
The oil pump sits very low in the sump as well, and is quite likely to get smashed, and there's also the small matter that you might well run all the bearings in your engine while it's running dry of oil.

[trimmer]

Get a sump guard.

I'm lowered 60 all round and went through a couple of sumps in the first few months. The sumps made of really soft aluminium so every time you hear a scrape thats a little bit more wearing down. Eventually you get this:

[CpnSpankyPantz]

Ouch...

Are there any recommended sumpguards?

[trimmer]

If found them hard to come by tbh... bought mine off a zoner, one-off steel jobbie. Try sticking a post up in the wanted section. All the ones ive seen people have had them made specially. I dont think there's an off the shelf solution unfortunately.

[SimonBlythe]

There is a BMW one, I know I have one however, they are very rare and don't come up often. Get the cash together and move quickly when one comes up.

[pacerpete]

Darwin......

[Morat]

......is watching

[CpnSpankyPantz]

...?

[pacerpete]

Is a town in the northern most part of Australia......with lots of speed bumps .....

[CpnSpankyPantz]

Is a town in the northern most part of Australia......with lots of speed bumps .....

Clearly.

Anywho if anyone can point me in the direction of one that would be grand

[pacerpete]

My wit and wisdom are truly wasted here

[DanThe]

Darwin......

The naturist bloke?

[Brianmoooore]

My wit and wisdom are truly wasted here

A few of us understand!

[CpnSpankyPantz]

I've just purchased one, so shall be fitting it this weekend weather permitting...

[trimmer]

Good man! Out of interest what type, the BMW one?

[CpnSpankyPantz]

I got the one RPM are advertising on the group buy page:
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=157796

It looks good

[trimmer]

Ah ya, thats what i've got. No probs with mine, and its taken plenty of stick. Solid bit of kit

[Coops90]

Mines a lot lower than -60 and still on the first sump. Just have to be sensible with bumps!

[Morat]

I bet it isn't a LOT lower than -60! Pics or ban!

[stup86]

Anyone had issues with sumps on M50's/M52's?

[trimmer]

I bet it isn't a LOT lower than -60! Pics or ban!

+1

[ross_jsy]

there was a cracking (badum dum tsshhhh) thread on stance works about sump cracking and a majority of posters were e30 owners.

just cant find it now

[Coops90]

I take it back. not a lot lower, but a bit.

Nowhere near where i want it, another inch will do.

[Nay]

Sumps are bitches for the home mechanics to replace... unless you have some form of engine winch or crane, or a lot of brute strength.

[trimmer]

Mines supposed to be -60 but looks lower to me? must be my cheap-ass suspension kit

[trimmer]

Sumps are bitches for the home mechanics to replace... unless you have some form of engine winch or crane, or a lot of brute strength.

Piece of piss on an m40... but then thats the only good thing about the m40

[Nay]

Sumps are bitches for the home mechanics to replace... unless you have some form of engine winch or crane, or a lot of brute strength.

Piece of pee pee on an m40... but then thats the only good thing about the m40

Was trying to get my M20 sump off all last week to look for any rogue materials inhabiting it. Turns out there was nothing

Was a bitch, even with the rack off. Couldn't get it out without lifting the engine in some way. So we used the extra 2 inches clearance that the removed rack gave us to poke around. It will have to come off soon though, as the sump gasket is perished...

If the OP is gonna buy a replacement, I'd recommend spending the required pennies on a gasket to horde with it. Nothing like putting a clean sump onto something that will possibly leak oil everywhere.


Oh, and accessing all the bolts is a true PITA...

[Coops90]

Mines supposed to be -60 but looks lower to me? must be my cheap-ass suspension kit

Being on 14s will make mean it'l be lower to the ground. But with more arch gap no doubt?