I remember reading about loose sump bolts a while ago, so I decided to drop the lower sump pan and take a look...
I was expecting a loose bolt but guess whats happened here...
No sign of the stray bolt, but some disturbing debris in the lower pan...
Number 4 crank bearing has seen better days...
And to top it off, Number 3 big end was a little worn
...
Amazingly it ran fine with no bottom end noise, other than the slight tapping that prompted me to take the sump off to have a look.
So, the end of that bottom end
Ive just spent a long day swapping in another M40 to keep the car on the road, which is really annoying as Ive got an M44 to go in, but Im still waiting on some parts before I can start the conversion.
And this M40 is just as ticky as the last one
