ok iv done this lots of times

 

but the last to times i fitted my 1.8 escort sump to my 2.0 , i get an oil leak at the gear box end

 

what am i doin wrong hear ???

 

iv put abit of HERMETITE BLUE on and for a couple of weeks was ok , now its leaking again

 

gona be givin it a go some time this week , as i need to do and oil /filter change

 

gona go for a ford sump gasket not patterned one , and use loads of HERMETITE ORANGE silicone max heat seal

 

any other ideas ??? or if it could be coming from any where else

Edited December 8, 200717 yr by SaMMy125

instant gasket??

You only need a tiny bit of black silicone sealant. Make sure the surfaces are MINT. Place a tiny bead of silicone at each end of the block where there is a slight ridge between the block and the oil pump etc. Should require just four small blobs (like smaller than a pea) in total. If you use the proper gasket and do it like this, with a MINT surface first, then you wont have a problem.

finaly got round to fitting the new sump gasket , only thing is my escort has air con, had to remove that and so much more just to get the sump even half way off, if i wanted to get the hole sump off then you would have had to taken the alternator off the ally hangers for it, power steering pump , what were ford thinkin, final managed to manoover the gasket up around the pick up pipe and in with some sealant, my face and arms are covered in oil, all that pain for just have a/c , take me back to my old rst cvh sump gaskets took an hour max

Edited December 8, 200717 yr by SaMMy125

get it no leaks , all good (USE FORD SUMP GASKETS FROM NOW ON, NOT MOTOR FACTORS)