jettadeluxe Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Great! Spent 3 weeks stripping the rusty old bolts off the exhaust, so I could drop my sump pan and change the filter, only to find that the downpipes are in the way, and I'm not stripping half the engine out to access where they bolt to the manifolds. So... I put the pan back on, refit the exhaust (not fun when half the bolts are still rusted to the flanges and you had to cut them in half!), refill the gearbox with ATF. Then I decide to put the car back into 'summer' mode this Saturday, so refit the 19's (after bashing 7 bells of shite out of the rear wheels coz they'd seized on the hubs!), re set the front suspension to 'low', fitted my LED DRLs into the headlights, gave her a couple of washes and a clay, and drove her back to London. This morning, drive out of my estate, and catch the sump drain plug on the raised electric gate catch in the middle of the driveway. Now the plug is bent up into the sump pan and its pissing ATF out of the bent thread. New sump pan time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 gutted mate the joys of slammed motors eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 btw u going to be at ultimate dubs this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHe Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Note to self: Do not drop the A8... Whilst some of the 'slammed' 8s look nice, I'd be buying sumps on bulk purchase rates since the local council decided that speed cushions are better than speed bumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettadeluxe Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Nope, sump is on back order from Germany, and its £450 for the pleasure of getting it bought and swapped out. I won't be going anywhere til its fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_S8 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 We've got various whole 4 speed boxes here you can have for circa £300 notes..... They never 'break' so we've not got much demand for them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 [ QUOTE ] We've got various whole 4 speed boxes here you can have for circa £300 notes..... They never 'break' so we've not got much demand for them.. [/ QUOTE ] Thats what I like to hear, I'll still keep my spare one just in case though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettadeluxe Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hmmm, and the cost to switch out a gearbox, vs a switch out of the sump? I think I may be better off having the sump replaced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostKiwi Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Hmmm, and the cost to switch out a gearbox, vs a switch out of the sump? I think I may be better off having the sump replaced! [/ QUOTE ] Of course you could nick the sump off it and keep the rest as spares.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_S8 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yes, I was talking about a sump theiving opurtunity rather than changing the whole thing ! Always handy to have a spare too.... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettadeluxe Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I suspect a new sump is a bit less than 300 notes, its all in the labour! I don't have the time or inclination to shove the thing back on axle stands and start stripping stuff of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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