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Leaking Sump Gasket
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:59 am
by Car-Nut
The gasket leaks slightly but Ive had two different quotes
4-5 hrs labour - :O(
3hrs labour - :O(
Then a mate said to me should only about 2hrs labour plus a gasket @ about £10 plus oil.
Whats the right amount of labour.
Im in Lancs ( Home) and telford for work can anyone recomend anyone in either area for the work. Or does anyone want to do itif so PM me if you do.
Cheers
Clive
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:15 am
by E30BeemerLad
never done this, but surely 2 hours labour is taking the pisch!
is the subframe in the way guys?
otherwise it must be 10 mins to take the sump off, 10-15 mins cleaning the sump out and preparing the surfaces and then bolting the bugger back up yeah?
buy the gasket and do it yourself
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:19 am
by ivqii
I think the engine needs to be lifted
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:19 am
by Car-Nut
to be honest I dont have the time...
or the tools !!
Gasket
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:20 am
by Car-Nut
ivqii
Yeah someone said that to me :O(
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:22 am
by ivqii
If you can live with the leak ( and if its only slight) you can go for 1000's of miles yet
Just keep a careful check on your oil level
Gasket
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:53 pm
by Car-Nut
Everywhere I park i get a little puddle of oil underneath it drives me crazy...
Plus I cant park on my drive properly it stains the block paving :O(
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:09 pm
by SD
Garage will say engine needs to be lifted out. The subframe is in the way of the sump.
I did it myself - gasket is £6.95 from GSF. It is a finicky job to do without taking the engine out, took me an entire day to do. So three hours sounds reasonable.
DIY Guide is at:
http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=08
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:14 pm
by Car-Nut
Good site SD...
Still a bit to messy for me I'lllet someone in the know do it !!
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:35 pm
by Templ8e30
I had to do this job last weekend, the engine needs to be lifted a good 4 inches to let the sump past the oil pump.
The coolant will need draining and the hoses to the rad removing, I also removed the exhaust downpipe from the exhaust manifold to avoid straining it.
All in I spent about 3 hours from start to finish doing the job on my drive using axle stands and an engine hoist.
It's a pig of a job because of the lack of space between the sump and the suspension subframe.
Cheers,
Iain T
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:50 pm
by E30Mark
Use a engine brace to support the engine, then drop the cross member... that's the way i do it!
I managed years ago to change the sump gasket on a 323i with out jacking up the car, or moving the engine or cross member. I had no tools when i first moved, i have no idea how i managed it !!
Garage should be able to do most sumps within 3 hours i would have thought.