Not a great day for MGF yesterday...

The day started with so much promise, new CVT Fluid, new Emerald installed to sort out fueling... but no...
Turns out the mo-fo who owned the car before rounded off the CVT Sump Plug, so we cant get it off without destroying it, and possibly the thread too...
So the Fluid i manically tried to source couldnt be used in the end anyway...

The Head Gasket appears to be leaking both coolant and oil, Russel changed this for me no more than 4 months ago, cant get hold of him for love nor money at the moment... im sure he will come back and sort it out, but its a total pain as i need the car everyday at the moment, and thought the head gasket saga was over for another 40,000 miles

To add to that the crank oil seal (cambelt side) seems to be leaking oil as well... I think this is a pig of a job to do by all accounts...

so it looks like i may even have to look at selling the ported and polished head with piper 633 cams, and emerald to fund the repairs on the rest of the car...

Any advise where i can get all this fixed for less than £300, in a time scale that roughly equates to yesterday? or should i keep trying Russell?

/not camping happy today

Oz

Oh dear,
A bummer all around!
I know Russell is with Teri on Sunday, maybe give her a pm?

I can only suggest to keep trying Russell. I can pass a message on to him on sunday if you let me have your name and contact details..

When Russell did Meg's head gasket from the previous abortion (Not his doing I might add) he discovered a TINY burr on the head that only showed if you ran your finger on it - that had lifted the gasket enough to start a leak.... might be worth a check.

It's a bummer when someone screws the oil plugs up, will it not move if you grip it with mole grips or is it one of those 'inside star' types?

Inside star type wouldnt be anything helpful!
can i buy a complete "sump" section for the CVT box as im 99% sure that i will nacker the thread when i try to get the plug out...

Teri will ping you my details. thanks.

Oz.

Ozzy wrote: Inside star type wouldnt be anything helpful!
can i buy a complete "sump" section for the CVT box as im 99% sure that i will nacker the thread when i try to get the plug out...

Teri will ping you my details. thanks.

Oz.

Not sure what the sump is like for CVT but couldn't you take off the sump and drill the plug then use a stud extractor on it? Have to be careful though as it's alloy I presume!

that pan at the bottom with the sump plug is the bit im after... any recomendations for places to look?

emailed welovemgfs and mgfntfbitz...

Oz.

Ozzy wrote: that pan at the bottom with the sump plug is the bit im after... any recomendations for places to look?

emailed welovemgfs and mgfntfbitz...

Oz.

I'd pop it off - extract the plug and put it back on... and just get a new plug.

Duely noted

where can i get a plug? lol

You could get a new one from Rimmer bros, or Brown and Gammons.
They both have websites. Rimmers
B&G

for £47 may as well get a new sump kit...
cheers.
Oz.

quick update, got hold of Russell hes coming on wednesday, so thanks to those who helped me get in contact with him!
Oz.