You know of my Oil P problems posted elsewhere. I didn't know if the stuck plunger was the culprit, or if it lay elsewhere and that was merely a symptom. I was planning on refitting a standard sump I have had sodablasted and I painted in order to see if it was the shallow design of the custom sump that was having an effect. Seems not, because although Oil P was around 20 at idle after my run out to warm up the oil today, when I pulled the magnetic sump plug, I had a little Xmas tree!!
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Regardless of how it's happened, and I have driven the car on track days before the sump was changed, I think I now need to pull the engine and renew the bottom end. While I am there, I'll get the crank checked, wedged and balanced. When the engine was rebuilt around 2000 miles ago, it was re-seleeved back to standard bore and new pistons fitted - hopefully the bores are still A-OK. May as well get the conrods and pistons balanced as well. Block needed painting anyway!
I've attached a couple of pics below and have posted a few more in my photobucket here:
http://s94.photobucket.com/user/jonclan ... t=3&page=1
It's a bit of a bugger; as not only is there the expense, but it's put me back by X weeks in my masterplan.
Any advice welcome, but I intend to pull the engine and take the bottom end to a local engineering firm for assessment and the work.
Cheers
Jon