Thread: TD5 BIG-END BEARING FAILURE

The spacer marks are really evident on this sump also.
Thanks to the poster who pointed this out.
Maybe if I file them a bit the bloody thing won't leak as much.
Regards Philip A

I see threads here that we should trim the gasket.
So do some of the sumps have a hole there for the gasket? Is the gaskets for later model cars, or just part of the production process?

I don't know. It was posted by someone else , but it looks wrong particularly since all the bolts are sleeved so that they cannot be overcrushed.
It looks to me like the thickness spec for the spacer has just grown over time or someone misread the spec.
I don't know if it applies to only to aftermarket gaskets or includes OEM.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

There's a good test for fuel in the oil, however you should be able to smell if there's fuel in the oil.
I always wipe mine on one of a pile of napkins I keep in the car, and check for 'rings' in the oil, with the fuel being lighter coloured around the edges.
Have a look here for tests on fuel in the oil.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ure-td5-6.html

Looks like all the nice piccies I had in that thread of the blotter tests have disappeared

I'll see if I can find them and get a mod to reinsert.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

The spacer marks are really evident on this sump also.
Thanks to the poster who pointed this out.
Maybe if I file them a bit the bloody thing won't leak as much.
Regards Philip A

Wait, what? Where did this post come from. What spacer marks?

Originally Posted by joel0407

Wait, what? Where did this post come from. What spacer marks?

Take a closer look at the top face of your sump.

These marks...




This thread...


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...-can-leak.html

Thanks DM.

Hope mine doesn't leak.

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