Jeff210R

I'll have the Pitstops please. Jeff

Nah. Gave up on it. Applied 30 nm to a ratchet ring spanner to judge the feel and then applied that feèl to the plug. Should be adequate!

Anyone have a clue? I can't find it anywhere!

Too late now as they're all torqued up to 20nm! I'll probably leave it a couple of days and test for leaks unless anyone has any strong advice to the contrary?

I've just refitted my sump today and I wonder what people's views are on the curing time for the sealant? The Loctite 5980 Technical Data Sheet says 21 days for full strength which seems a bit excessive! Jeff Loctite 5980 Tech Data Sheet_2.pdf

I don't know whether I'm just unlucky or whether Ford use crap alloy for their blocks. One of the sump bolt holes stripped when I took it off to repair a leak a couple of months ago; unfortunately whilst the weep at the timing cover was cured another one developed at the back! When I put the sump back after the second resealing today another bloody bolt hole stripped! I've been able to fix both with the preferred bodge of copper wire in the holes without having to tap new threads and both have torqued up! But I'm curious as to whether anyone else has experienced this problem? If it leaks again I think it can stay put as otherwise I'll end up with more copper in the block than aluminium! Jeff

Does anyone have a set of installation instructions from Raceline for the sump that they could email me? Jeff

A combination of heat gun, WD40 and Wood Silk has achieved a good finish with virtual elimination of the spots unless examined really closely! Thanks for all the advice.

WD40 seems to be beneficial and I've bought some Wood Silk to try as well. Thanks for all the recommendations.

Does anyone have any idea what these spots that have appeared from nowhere are?

Yeah something's not right. I'll have to take it off and do it myself!

All very neat now but there's a fair gap on both sides where the rubber pulls out of the channel as it's tensioned. I can't remember what it was like before the new screen. Does it look right guys?

All very neat now but there's a fair gap on both sides where the rubber pulls out of the channel as it's tensioned. I can't remember what it was like before the new screen. Does it look right guys?

Guess what? Auto Windscreens had fitted the wrong way up! They've refitted with a new rubber for which I shall bill them. But Caterham really should supply some fitting instructions with their parts if appropriate.

I have noticed a whistling noise from somewhere at above 45 mph and finally managed to trace it to the windscreen. When you push on the base of the frame in the centre the noise stops! I recently had a whole new screen and frame fitted and the guy was very pleasant but admitted it was the first Caterham he'd done, so it was a bit of a learning exercise. It looks ok apart from a couple of creases but obviously isn't seating properly. Before I start squirting sealant everywhere does anyone have any bright ideas? Jeff