sump gasket

Vag Rat Joined: Nov 18, 2008 Posts: 397 Location: glos

iam having problems to seal my sump up.
the gasket i got is a bit like paper is this the right one or should it be a cork gasket for it as i cant seem to stop it leaking and have used 5 gaskets with a tube of sealent.
ive cleaned up the bottom of the block and sump so its all nice and clean.
its doing my head can you help please or throw some light on the matter of what it could be or what could be cause it not to seal

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:58 am

are you using a genuine gasket? and what sealant you also using?

Vag Rat Joined: Nov 18, 2008 Posts: 397 Location: glos

hi m7r
iam not sure if its genuine gasket or not as i got it sent from are local car parts place.
the sealent ive used is blue stuff cant remeber what it was called think it started with a H i ran out of that as it was a small tube now ive put on tiger seal witch is sh*t hot suff and it still giving me probs.

Vag Rat Joined: Nov 18, 2008 Posts: 397 Location: glos

hi all got me self a new gasket from vw today £26.
took the old but new one off cleaned it all up and fitted it.
filled it up with oil left her on tick over to get her up to temp no leaks great ive solve it.
so i took her up the rd gave her a bit of sick came back to find it had leaket again.
so i took it off again put some tiger seal on it filled it back up got her to temp then turn her off great no leaks.
went out to night came home and it leaked.
to me it seems it only leaking under load.
this is doing my head any idea why this keeps happen

Learner Driver Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 27

Mate Im having exactly the same problem! Its a nightmare and Im loosing most of the oil in a fortnight!

I used new gasket and black instant sump gasket sealant as its the best / proper stuff....still leaks! I too am pulling my hair out. seems to leak from the gearbox end and from a couple of the bolts at front and back.

Maybe the sump should be welded on!!!!

Vag Rat Joined: Mar 01, 2010 Posts: 403 Location: London

Maybe time to buy a new sump? might be bent or needs both sides skimmed to get it 100% flat again.

Learner Driver Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 27

DJUPLIFT wrote:

Maybe time to buy a new sump? might be bent or needs both sides skimmed to get it 100% flat again.

Mines was a new sump... Sad

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:25 pm

Stoater85_8v wrote:

Mines was a new sump... Sad

some cheaper steel pressed sumps are prone to leaking through poor manufacturing quality, giving a poor sealing face hence the leaking

Learner Driver Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 27

chrisss-m wrote:

Stoater85_8v wrote:

Mines was a new sump... Sad

some cheaper steel pressed sumps are prone to leaking through poor manufacturing quality, giving a poor sealing face hence the leaking

any advice on what sumps we should buy? is there a real good one known to anyone?

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:57 am

Fred has a brand new sump.. well it arrived earlier today so i think he fitted it.

my thoughts is that there is a blocked breather as it must be putting a fair bit of pressure on the bottom end to keep leaking . that or the oil leak is higher up the block an leaking down to the sump.

dave

Vag Rat Joined: Nov 18, 2008 Posts: 397 Location: glos

kerrly
its the 1st thing i done was to check the oil breather and its clear unless i have missed one but ive check the one on the rocker cover and blasted it out with a air line and its fine.
it seems to come out more when you give it a good hard boot and take it up to the top revs.
the leak not that bad as ive done about 180 miles and it has not realy showed on the stick and i know the bottom of the car will never rott but you can smell it some times.
i wonder if iam over filling it like the dip sick not right on it and its give me a wrong read out.
or may be the oil pump as its brand new is to strong and making pressure round the block.
or its just being a git and not a gti and dont wanna seal.
i dont know and its doing my head so i will try new sump and seal number 7 if that dont work then i think its back to the drawing board and think again.
still waiting for the new sump and iam waiing on a baffel plate witch has a sump seal on it.
oil leak or not its still going to dub show on the 14 march.