How To Fit A Sump Guard
#1
Posted 24 January 2011 - 09:12 PM
The only fixings i have for it are 4 or 5 rubber bushes and a similar number of nuts and bolts.
I'm guessing i need to drill the subframe or something, but before i go and frankenstein it all together, i thought i'd be better to check if anybody else knew how to do it first.
Thanks guys
#2
Posted 24 January 2011 - 09:50 PM
#3
Posted 24 January 2011 - 09:54 PM
quite simple tho, car on axle stands, offer up the gaurd, mark, drill and fit.
also i wouldnt fit an oil cooler unless you have an oil temperature gauge fitted so you can tell if its warrented or not
#4
Posted 24 January 2011 - 09:57 PM
#5
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:00 PM
Edited by mini93, 24 January 2011 - 10:00 PM.
#6
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:01 PM
#7
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:03 PM
#8
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:27 PM
An oil cooler is really a 'must' with any proper sumpguard, especially if a layer of foam or similar is fitted between the sump & gearbox casing.
The loss of cooling airflow when a guard is fitted is substantial. I've never had a rally Mini without both a sump guard and an oil cooler and even my 998 Cooper back in the 60's needed a 10-row cooler to prevent rapid loss of oil pressure. I use an very special alloy sump guard and have done (and won) some seriously rough historic events. Mine is an all alloy welded guard made by a gent named Tom Seal as a prototype which turned out to be too expensive for production as it was over-engineered. It can be picked up with one hand and is very very strong. A 13-row Mocal cooler is fitted behind the grille and, believe me, it is most necessary.
#9
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:28 PM
if your fitting a sump gaur because you intend to use it, then its probaly right to assume you have a fire breathing rally spec engine, in witch case yes, oil cooler is a good idea,
if your fitting one because it looks pretty, then theres no need.
proper job
#10
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:32 PM
of course a way of getting round the whole oil temperature thing is to fit the oil thermostat, good idea for a car used in a range of situations
#11
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:33 PM
#12
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:38 PM
90% of the time you dont need an oil cooler and if you did fit one it would do more harm than good,
if your fitting a sump gaur because you intend to use it, then its probaly right to assume you have a fire breathing rally spec engine, in witch case yes, oil cooler is a good idea,
if your fitting one because it looks pretty, then theres no need.
proper job
Sorry to disagree, but I once cruised a 998 Cooper with an absolutely standard engine up the M1 on a warm Summer evening just after fitting a long sledge-type guard . The oil pressure dropped to 30 psi at 4000 rpm and the oil pressure light came on at tickover. After that I would never fit a long guard without at least a 10-row cooler. It had 2 Lucas SLR700 spotlights in front of the grille which didn't help, but then so do many Minis have extra lights.
Others can do as they please and if their oil pressure drops it's just the oil getting too hot with consequential probable bearing wear.
#13
Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:38 PM
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Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:42 PM
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Posted 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM
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