Wingnut Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi, I have just changed the sump foam on my 1.6K supersport, does anyone know the correct torque settings for the sump bolts ( I know I should have checked before hand, Doh), I have tried a few searches and have only come up with 10nm for a pressed stell sump off the DVA web sight, this seems a little low to me, but I am a little ham fisted and have been known to strip threads before. Thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 20-25NM.. Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 WARNING - have you searched on here regarding the problems with the foam breaking down and blocking the pickup. Most people leave off with oily's gasket mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ditch the foam 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingars Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 My Haynes manual for Rover 214/414 models has a sump bolt torque figure of 10Nm (7 lb/ft). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The sump bolts on the 214 tin sump are M6, those on the Caterham are M8, hence the difference. 10NM would not give sufficient stretch given the thread pitch of an M8 bolt. Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingars Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks for the clarification, Oily - a session with a torque wrench beckons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks to everyone who replied, I had already fitted the foam baffle and nipped everything up to 10nm and added new oil and a filter, so will revisit whether to get rid of the foam at next years service (it was ten years old, and in quite good, sound condition), thanks for the update on torque settings, its always good to get an explanation about why something is what it is, cheers oilyhands Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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