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<blockquote data-quote="flyboypuoi" data-source="post: 789113" data-attributes="member: 25768"><p>So, yesterday, I continued after the sun had dried the floor a bit.</p><p>The two semicircular seals that go around the crankshaft are a nightmare to work with! According to the Haynes manual, you should slot them in place on the block, hold them in with some sealant, and then put the sump on.</p><p>The outside seal (the bigger one) wasn't a problem, it somewhat stayed in place, enough to let me go seal up the sump and bring it under the car. But the smaller one, on the gearbox side, wouldn't stay on. It kept falling off and even threatened to fall behind the engine plate a couple of times. It's so fiddly to even get the seal in place up in there, it would be much easier to do with the gearbox removed. I had to take off my gloves and get sealant all over my hands just to get it in place quickly before throwing the sump at it.</p><p>I <em>really </em>hope that that inside seal stayed in place while I was applying the sump, I can only tell once it's too late.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]73012[/ATTACH]</p><p>But the sump went back on without any drama. I cleaned it up much more before adding my new sealant, and found that it has channels along the top for sealant that needed scraping clean. Two bolts have stripped the thread in the block, two next to each other near the oil filter and PAS bracket. Hopefully they've held it in place well enough, but the others went on fine this time, with some threadlock to secure them a little more.</p><p>I may add more sealant around that area in case. I also would like to add sealant around the outside crankshaft seal as it's easily accessible. I would want to do the same on the inside one but I can't access it.</p><p>I got the central brace back on without too much of a fight. One of the two bolts at the front stripped, but it seems secure still.</p><p>But by this point, it had started raining again. I finished up where I could, but I got wet legs for about half an hour.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]73013[/ATTACH]</p><p>About one minute after putting my tools away and getting inside, the rain really picked up.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]73014[/ATTACH]</p><p>And then it <em>really </em>picked up! The floor was shiny in no time. So, I wasn't able to finish.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]73015[/ATTACH]</p><p>Today, I'm still waiting for the rain to stop. But it's not happening. This is great for giving the sump seal time to cure properly though, one thing I did not allow for last time.</p><p>While I wait, I had a go at making a bracket that will allow me to fit N15 indicators. My friend has a printer that can make these.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]73016[/ATTACH]</p><p>It's a really tricky shape to make, working around two existing designs. If this design works out well, I might get a few made so others can have N15 indicators.</p><p></p><p>Fun anecdote: While I was walking back into my garage, opening the new packet of engine sealant, it slipped out from the packet and I stood on it.</p><p>My trainers, and the pavement outside my house, are now fully sealed against oil. This also made using the sealant tube very very difficult. I wrapped the tube with brown tape approximately a million times, which for some time, worked.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my F8331 using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=73708" target="_blank">Micra Sports Club mobile app</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flyboypuoi, post: 789113, member: 25768"] So, yesterday, I continued after the sun had dried the floor a bit. The two semicircular seals that go around the crankshaft are a nightmare to work with! According to the Haynes manual, you should slot them in place on the block, hold them in with some sealant, and then put the sump on. The outside seal (the bigger one) wasn't a problem, it somewhat stayed in place, enough to let me go seal up the sump and bring it under the car. But the smaller one, on the gearbox side, wouldn't stay on. It kept falling off and even threatened to fall behind the engine plate a couple of times. It's so fiddly to even get the seal in place up in there, it would be much easier to do with the gearbox removed. I had to take off my gloves and get sealant all over my hands just to get it in place quickly before throwing the sump at it. I [I]really [/I]hope that that inside seal stayed in place while I was applying the sump, I can only tell once it's too late. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC_1726.JPG"]73012[/ATTACH] But the sump went back on without any drama. I cleaned it up much more before adding my new sealant, and found that it has channels along the top for sealant that needed scraping clean. Two bolts have stripped the thread in the block, two next to each other near the oil filter and PAS bracket. Hopefully they've held it in place well enough, but the others went on fine this time, with some threadlock to secure them a little more. I may add more sealant around that area in case. I also would like to add sealant around the outside crankshaft seal as it's easily accessible. I would want to do the same on the inside one but I can't access it. I got the central brace back on without too much of a fight. One of the two bolts at the front stripped, but it seems secure still. But by this point, it had started raining again. I finished up where I could, but I got wet legs for about half an hour. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC_1727.JPG"]73013[/ATTACH] About one minute after putting my tools away and getting inside, the rain really picked up. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC_1728.JPG"]73014[/ATTACH] And then it [I]really [/I]picked up! The floor was shiny in no time. So, I wasn't able to finish. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC_1729.JPG"]73015[/ATTACH] Today, I'm still waiting for the rain to stop. But it's not happening. This is great for giving the sump seal time to cure properly though, one thing I did not allow for last time. While I wait, I had a go at making a bracket that will allow me to fit N15 indicators. My friend has a printer that can make these. [ATTACH type="full" alt="bracket.png"]73016[/ATTACH] It's a really tricky shape to make, working around two existing designs. If this design works out well, I might get a few made so others can have N15 indicators. Fun anecdote: While I was walking back into my garage, opening the new packet of engine sealant, it slipped out from the packet and I stood on it. My trainers, and the pavement outside my house, are now fully sealed against oil. This also made using the sealant tube very very difficult. I wrapped the tube with brown tape approximately a million times, which for some time, worked. Sent from my F8331 using [URL='http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=73708']Micra Sports Club mobile app[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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