engine trouble. ray of light!!!!!

[Rick]

just typed a moan about my engine making a noise in my project thread.,

 

just went and picked up the kent crossflow book off my shelf and there it was the problem jumped off the front cover at me

 

the picture shows the sump with the bowl at the front.

 

mine is at the back!!!!???

 

what gives

 

could this be why my sump seems to knock at the front

 

[V8ian]

Nope, front bowl sumps are from Mk2 Cortinas etc, this wont cause you any problem, I am wondering if your problem may be a 1.1/1.3 sump on a 1600 engine, may be the throw of the crank kissing the sump???

[Rick]

... damn

 

i have no reason to believe the sump is 1300 the engine was complete and looked un touched when i bought it... doesnt mean im right though.

 

i have a 1300 sump down the garage. is there any noticeable difference from the 2 sumps on the outside?

[Rick]

 

hmm this sump looks a bit fatter in the bowled part compared to mine...

[flyingbanana]

i have a couple pics of sumps

 

this one is a 1600 and dont bang

 

 

this one is a 1300 and bangs on a 1600 block

 

 

and this one the bowl is too far forward so it don't fit in mk1 escort has it hits the crossmember, so i doubt you will have this one

 

 

 

hope that might help slightly

[Fiesta Steve]

Use a stick to listen for where the banging is coming from.

[Col-ashtonmobile]

has the sump been dented inwards at all ???

[Rick]

sump is a bit knocked here and there.

 

bets thing i think is to take it off, it will be pretty evident if thats the cause and then i can either beat that sump right or get a proper one.

 

the noise is defo the front of the sump between oil pump and pulley