oil leak :(

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:12 am

I know, it makes me wonder what else is wrong with it!

I know about the rad fan and the crack in the rad but there ok for the minute

There taking the sump off and going to an engineering place down the road to see if it can be rethreaded. Tbh I think it can be it didn't look tooo bad. they said they may need to put some liquid metal in to re thread it.
I love the car but I duno if I can keep spending the money like this

when the sumps off il get them to have a look over the engine see if they can see anything else.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:23 am

Should be able to get hold of a replacement sump for that engine I'd have thought - it was common to other Honda's of that era? Very likely only from Honda though, unlikely to get a decent one from a scrap yard (rust and if the engine's out of the car it'll have been sat on the sump which will have deformed it).

I'm sure an engineering company will be able to weld/braize a new boss in to the existing one though, that they can tap for a new thread. So long as it isn't excessivly corroded, it should be fine?

It's a nightmare when you buy an old car and keep finding bits wrong with it at first, isn't it. Keep heart though, I'm sure you can get through it and it'll be worth it in the end.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:33 am

Else the could fill it with weld and redrill and tap it.

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:38 am

Honda have stopped making them now

My parents aren't too happy at the minute with the car, I'm trying to convince them its fine after :L

There's no corrosion on mine I could see, I think it was cleaned n painted when it was rebuilt so fingers crossed it will be ok to fix and not too expencive

Im sure hope its ok after and not much else pops up and bits me in the ass! Don't have the funds to keep doing this

annoying though after what I was told etc when I bought it

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:42 am

NafemanNathan wrote:Else the could fill it with weld and redrill and tap it.

I think that's what they were going to do actually. With liquid metal or something

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:26 am

Fingers crossed for you mate.

Do you mind me asking how old you are?

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:34 am

Here's a pic of the gasket once off

Pretty sure that's not new :/

I'm 20 lol so I pay enough on insurance haha

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:36 am

Rob_Cool1 wrote:Honda have stopped making them now

Oh what a bummer. Did they do a dead stock search for you as well?

Might be the sort of thing that could be located in America if needs be.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:39 am

Difficult to tell age from the pic. How hard is the rubber?

Either way, it's definitely drokked though, so at least that's encouraging for sorting the leak when it's replaced though!

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:56 am

Il have a touchy feely in a bit haha. Yeah should be a bit better after LOL.

Yeah they did a dead stock too. The guy had 3 of them trying to source a new one, after 40 mins they found a 2nd hand one in Birmingham for £90. Duno if I can wait for shipping etc. I may do if it get sorted for now so a brand new ones on I suppose