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[liirge]

Is there a gasket fitted where the oil transfer pipe bolts to the gearbox housing?

[liirge]

And you've had the oil pump off I assume

[booton]

not taken that apart the gearbox came of my other engine which i had running for two years with no problems.

so i don't think it could be that or the pick pipe.

[booton]

the oil pump is brand new, and had it working on the engine.

the problem is for the first run i primed the oil pump let it run for an hour then the next day there was no oil pressure if i re primed the oil pump then i would have oil pressure again.

but i will take it off.

some one said to pack it with Vaseline to build the pressure to prime it.

[liirge]

But you did say that you had to tighten one of the bolts at the back earlier in the thread, if so the gasket may now be ruined if loose or by the tightening. I would check it and fit a new one just to be on the safe side you don't want to have to split this again to find it is that.

[booton]

well i have a brand new gasket set so these will be changed and some bit broke of anyways. when spliting so all seal will changes just in case as i have them here.

[liirge]

Good move.

Whats the Oil pump like? did you look at the camshaft end where it drives the pump?

[booton]

oil pump brand new, slot drive to match camshaft piper 270 both new

[booton]

i can't get my torq wrench any where near the bolts to torque them up.

[bmcecosse]

The gasket should be paper thin - I suspect you have gaskets intended for an inline A series.......

[booton]

um the gaskets are quit think, i would say over a 1mm thick.

the new ones i bought are these ones.
http://www.ebay.co.u...5#ht_1843wt_750

same ones i had fitted to the engine before with the problem.

[booton]

looking at the listing should it say a + engines.

but it does say all gearboxes,

[liirge]

I wouldn't rely on eBay for accurate product descriptions.....

[Cooperman]

When top-quality gaskets are available from the likes of Mini Spares, why would anyone buy stuff of unknown quality off ebay just to save a few quid and risk having to do the whole job all over again?

[bmcecosse]

Seriously - these gaskets are only paper thin - the thick gasket IS the problem.......