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midge
02-06-2009, 21:40
Took it apart today, i took the sum off

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/52egdim/F7RUINED/DSC00665.jpg

have a look around

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/52egdim/F7RUINED/DSC00669.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/52egdim/F7RUINED/DSC00668.jpg

whats this ?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/52egdim/F7RUINED/DSC00666.jpg

oic

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/52egdim/F7RUINED/DSC00667.jpg
16v_paddy
02-06-2009, 22:43
:shock: how the f'uck did that get in there?
Matty86
02-06-2009, 22:56
what are we looking at? extra bolts?
richy
02-06-2009, 23:07
id say the 3 missing bolts from the plastic baffle/cover around the oil pump
16v_paddy
02-06-2009, 23:40
I'm on about that random bolt in the 2nd picture, top left bit of the number 2 end cap
cliokiz
03-06-2009, 13:26
Oh dear :S
Wobba
03-06-2009, 13:55
Looks a bit like mine....
midge
03-06-2009, 18:49
the 3 bolts have fallen from the oil pump plastic guard, they have had a dance with the crank
Daz.
03-06-2009, 19:11
What kind of dance was it?
summeh
03-06-2009, 19:50
very nice... who tightend those up and didn't use threadlock then?
midge
03-06-2009, 20:48
What kind of dance was it?

break dance :lol:

i dont think it's been apart summeh, the sump sealant is the same renault stuff i've seen, the engine came from Nick Hill but i dont think he touched it in anyway, just one of those things? ive done 7k on this engine
summeh
03-06-2009, 23:31
What kind of dance was it?

break dance :lol:

i dont think it's been apart summeh, the sump sealant is the same renault stuff i've seen, the engine came from Nick Hill but i dont think he touched it in anyway, just one of those things? ive done 7k on this engine

Seems very odd to me. I reckon someone has had it apart.