Engine Sump Condition
With sump removed years of tarnished oil is evident, using scraper wire wool, turps and old rags, sump was cleaned and dried. regular oil changes, wont always keep the sump clean,
OIL SUMP REMOVAL ROVER 200
During one of our services, we removed and cleaned out the oil sump, lowering of exhaust manifold was required making it easier and more accessible, The exhaust system did not need splitting any time during this whole procedure, just exhaust manifold detached then lowered to rest on alternator bracket, giving clearance from exhaust system to withdraw sump from underneath the car.
With sump removed years of tarnished oil is evident, using scraper wire wool, turps and old rags, sump was cleaned and dried. regular oil changes, wont always keep the sump clean,
Engine oil strainer pick up pipe, is located to sit below the oil level, to supply and circulate oil around the engine, tip of the old yellow plastic dipstick can just be seen.
To first commence, engine oil was drained off and front of vehicle jacked up, offside road wheel was then removed. Working in sequence, each of the 10mm sump bolts were removed, a total of 14 then sump withdrawn from under the car via the removed offside road wheel, the 200 steel sump on assembly, needs a LVF-100290 gasket. The alloy ZR sump requires a bead of sealant.
Sump now cleaned, and with new LVF-100290 gasket, ready to go back onto the 200, filled with oil and new oil filter fitted, prior to a run out, with fresh oil now being supplied to the engine.
Access to 3 of the sump bolts did require that the flywheel cover plate is removed to get to them, tools that were used for this project were 19mm for sump drainage bolt 10mm for the 14 sump bolts, and 8mm for the 3 cover plate bolts, for reference the 200 oil sump drain bolt is 19mm, The drain bolt for the ZR is smaller at 15mm. This old project was completed during 2005.
All information on this site, applies 'only' to our own 1996 Rover 200 Series and the 2004 MG-ZR 120+ .