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New Sumps for Old Well The quote for a new sump for the Terrano from Nissan was about £500 :lol So decided to get a second hand one. They are a bit like hens teeth but found one for a hundred quiid that just had a light bit of surface rust. So it was out the the trusty dremel over the weekend...

pics of sump

Hi Thanks for the offer of the soldering iron. I think I am going to get a second hand sump and clean and prepare it before giving it to the garage to fit. The job is a bit of a pig by all accounts and easier with the engine lifted. Might also then sort old sump as a spare or sell it on. I...

Have found someone who has a sump off a 3 litre that he is scrapping the engine on. Top end of the engine has gone so he is breaking it down and replacing it with a 2.7L. Used rustics idea of a cheeky Ebay contact. He says sump has a couple of scabs on it and is sending photo. I might get a...

A while ago I posted about my Terrano using water. No external signs so assumed it was head gasket. Well it wasn't it was a cracked head :eek: So I now have a new head being built up to go on which is not cheap. The other problem I had was an oil leak. This has been traced to a porous sump...

Funnily enough I have this on my watch list. The garage is not keen to do the job with a second hand head as they have had things go pear shaped in the past. My view would be if the head is tested and skimmed by the engineers that they use then it is just the same as what they were going to do...

Well the results are in. You may remember a while ago I posted about my 3litre terrano using a lot of water and it not being obvious where the leak was. Well it is now. Car is in garage and head is at engineers. was hoping a skim and gasket would be the worst of it but am afraid head has 2...

If you want a reason for blanking or removing your EGR below are pics of my EGR from my Mondeo.:eek: Getting rid of all the soot improved my MPG by 5MPG.:D basically it was restricting the airflow into the engine. The car had done 85K miles. The air intake manifold was just as bad and this must...

Thanks for the info. What role does the water play in the turbo. I thought the turbo was oil cooled? No noise from the turbo and the only oil is that dropping from the sump.

The news is all bad Well, I finally gave up with the muppet in the first garage I took the car to as he kept delaying and delaying sorting the problem out with the water leak. At first told me it was not leaking and I must have imagined it!! Missed a day of work and a skiing trip with his...

Hi have exactly same Terrano as yours. Mine drops to zero pretty soon after use. It rises to half way and never gets past that. All this despite having a water leak that means I have to top up before each journey.

Was trying to work out why the auction was still running if he had sold it to you already!! Presume you checked it was not written off or stolen:naughty At £300 you could sell it as parts for 3 times what you paid for it if the worst came to the worst. Good luck with the fix.:thumbs

Mine had a similar issue. I gently bent the metal section that carries the rubber blade to give more of a curve on it and it now wipes all areas. The original shape was too flat. Richard

Stupid question I know, but what did it smell of ?? Burnt toast? Daffodils? Old Spice?:) Mine just smells of old engine:(

That might explain why I was having some difficulty in locating it. The 3L engine bay is like a tin of sardines. Everything is pretty packed in. Reminds me of our V6 Ford Cougar where removing the alternator was like doing keyhole surgery.:lol Cheers R

HI, There is no water around top of radiator, the carpets are dry inside and the heater works well. With the amount of fluid it is using would you not expect to see fluid on the drive? cheers Rick

Thanks for the replies guys. This has really got me stumped. The garage put a replacement cap on till I could get a new one from Nissan or a factors. Drove the car for about 10 miles yesterday and I have had to put a litre of antifreeze in it this morning. Was not convinced about cap anyway as...

Hi, Have been loosing fluid from cooling system with no obvious drips or leaks. Have had a test done for Hydrocarbons in cooling system which was negative so don't think it is head gasket. Am going to change radiator cap. Does anyone know the correct spec or part nos. The one that is on at...