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That's great Paul and thank you. I'll have this car well sorted one of these days. Still trying to source a local mech. for the addition of the Apollo tank and gear box gasket replacements. As God is my witness, I shall see some track time at some point :) You guys are the best and thanks again!

Thanks ECR, Do you know if they are M10 x 40 or M10 x 45?

This link says M10 x 40. Geez, I really don't know what I'm looking at lol.... http://www.fastgrandad.co.uk/documents/S3%201995%20Build%20Manual/Section%2010.%20Ford%20Engine%20and%20Gearbox%20install.pdf

Thanks Paul, I gathered from the PDF's that they are M10 x 45. Can that be right?

Hello again gents, Might any of you know the dimensions of the two bolts that attach the bell housing to the sump for this engine as it appears I have one missing and will need to find a replacement. It looks about two inches but I'm unsure of it's dimensions and the gent from Caterham needs to be able to advise me as to whether these are in stock. Thanks again gents,

Thanks for the advice and responses gents. Very much appreciated. Paul, I'll pm you my email add. Cheers gents,

Thanks for the responses guys, What I noticed when the pan was off was that the pick up pipe did have the groove (looked like an iverted v) in it so I assume it was modified slightly. The rim seemed that it did have a file taken in one area of the perimeter at the opening. Is there a way to fix the oil seals in the transmission without removing the engine? Might anyone know the parts for the transmission oil gaskets and perhaps where I might find them? I'll have to find a competent shop here in Toronto that can do this work which is a tall order for these types of cars. Most shops have already claime they don't want to tackle it. Thanks again gents,

Hi guys, More newb growing pains for me I'm afraid. After purchasing my 1994 HPC with a C20Xe, I had a freind (who has the same model, extremely rare in Toronto or in Canada for that matter) test the car and give it a once over. He mentioned that he noticed the engine was suffering from oil surge under braking etc. I pulled the sump pan today only to find the baffle in great shape so I simply re-installed the pan. Now I have three areas of concern that I could use some help with. 1. How can I address the oil surge issue as I do wish to track the car at some point. 2. I noticed a tranny leak at the input AND output of the tranny. How can these be fixed and what parts would I need? Do the engine need to be pulled for this work? The leaks aren't too terrible but they do bother me and my clean garage floor I'm afraid. Thanks a bunch gents,

I ordered two of the gaskets sets found on the ebay link. Thanks for all your help gents. When they arrive, I may ask for the procedure from someone who has executed such a task before I get started. Boy I'll be so nervous :)

I ordered two of the gaskets sets found on the ebay link. Thanks for all your help gents. When they arrive, I may ask for the procedure from someone who has executed such a task before I get started. Boy I'll be so nervous :)

Super awesome again gents. I'll be ordering these this week. Not sure when I'll get the courage up to attempt this work myself. Likely when the overpowering urge to visit the track for the first time hits :)

Thanks again gents. I'll be attempting to track these down and likely start with local dealers first if it is thought that they can found here. Question, is there a specifc type of engine that I would ask for the dealer to reference to ensure they have the correct gaskets? I assume the Pontiac Lemans then?

you guys are the best! thanks Paul. I'll be sure to look them up.

Thanks Paul, Unfortunately here in Toronto, Canada, we haven't any Opel or Vx dealers and i'm not sure GM here would be able to accommodate. That being said, might you know of any online shops that might carry these? I just checked underneath my car and it does appear there are some leaks, likely from the sump pan. Drat! Now it must be addressed :) Thanks again Paul,

Ah I see. Thank you for that clarifcation David. I think I might refrain from removing my sump until such time as I can get my hands on the proper gaskets as I'm fearing that once I put it all back together, I'll be cursed with more leaks. I suppose this means no track time for me until at least next season or when I get my hands on the gaskets as Caterham seems to be out of them.