Alex
129 posts
Joined: 20/10/2004 23:06:00
Location: York United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Spider Oil pump
Has anyone got the drive adaptor that joins a spider drive cam and oil pump that i can buy off them???
Posted: Feb 08, 2005 03:06 PM
Posted: Feb 08, 2005 03:07 PM
Richard
15 posts
Joined: 29/10/2004 15:31:39
Location: Grantham United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Oil leaking from small hole underneath mechanical fuel pump.
Hi All, Has anybody had the problem of engine oil being thrown out the small hole underneath the mechanical fuel pump.The engine is a 1330 and has only covered 1500 miles. Any advice on how to cure the problem would be greatly appriecated.
Posted: Nov 09, 2005 07:24 PM
Emsley
16 posts
Joined: 31/05/2005 10:20:10
Location: Watford United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Did you ever solve this, as I seem to have the same problem in a mjor way?
Posted: Dec 05, 2005 07:56 PM
oil leaking from small hole under mechanical feul pump
Didn`t solve the problem just done like the other guy has done fitted a fast road electric solid state fuel pump car seems to run alot better now as well plus i don`t have to keep cleaning the puddle of oil off the garage floor.
Posted: Dec 14, 2005 06:45 PM
I. Randell
34 posts
Joined: 10/05/2005 09:11:36
Location: Milford Haven United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Oil in water => Faulty water pump?
Hi,
Could an oil in water situation be caused by a faulty water pump??
Cheers, Ian
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 03:01 PM
taffy1967
1783 posts
Joined: 27/09/2006 18:58:07
Location: Rhondda-Cynon-Taff United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Possibly?
I'd have said that it's more likely to be due to a blown head gasket though.
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 06:23 PM
John
1948 posts
Joined: 28/05/2006 16:49:46
Location: cambridge United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
yeah its common sign of headgasget on its way out, any cream under rocker cover?
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 10:17 PM
Car has been and is running really well apart from a water leakage due to the water pump being nacad - I wouldn't expect her to run so well if the head gasket was in need of replacement?
Posted: Jun 29, 2007 04:34 PM
Depends how far it's gone, but a compression test or full leak down test will confirm it one way or the other.
Posted: Jun 29, 2007 07:05 PM
Pressure test it is then. Cheers.
Posted: Jul 01, 2007 06:37 PM
Tom
69 posts
Joined: 15/07/2007 14:52:33
Location: Southampton United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
OIL COOLER OR NOT? (+ fuel pump question)
Hi, a'm building a fast road 998 as follows:
block bored +60
+60 Mega Flat Top Pistons
Fast Road Cam
Stage 3 Head
1 3/4 SU Carb
Top of Block Faced flush with Pistons at TDC, (for increased compresion)
Re-Ground Crank
Lightened Duplex Timing Set
4 Core Radiator - if mine needs replacing, cant remeber at the min
New Clutch Kit
Central Oil Pick-Up Pipe
New Oil + Water Pumps
And more...
It it adviseable to fit an Oil Cooler, and if so, is it a hard job to fit to a car that didnt have one as standard- a 1984 Mini 25. How do i fit the coller pipes, Where do they enter and exit the engine?
Also, as i'm replacing everrything else, should i replace the mechanical Fuel Pump?
Would be gratfull for any advise or comments, Cheers, Tom.
Posted: Aug 27, 2007 10:38 PM
LH
18 posts
Joined: 19/07/2007 18:59:21
Location: Chard United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Buy a cooler and kit (pipes and bracket) and a thermostat. the pipes connect instead of the pipe coming out the side of your filter, and the thermostat lets your car warm up quicker.
13 row should be ample.
Oh and what cam did you choose?
Posted: Aug 28, 2007 12:33 AM
pickme
672 posts
Joined: 08/09/2004 23:10:14
Location: Chippenham United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Never buy an oil cooler second hand. Always buy them brand new. You have no idea how much gunk from someone elses gear box is stuck in a used cooler.
Posted: Aug 28, 2007 12:39 PM
I chose the Kent 266 Performance road Cam in the end- because it will be used in traffic quite a lot. So, the oil cooler pipe goes from the filter metal pipe? and where does it enter back into the engine?
Posted: Aug 28, 2007 06:41 PM
Tim
1849 posts
Joined: 18/10/2004 09:40:59
Location: Bournemouth United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
The oil cooler effectively replaces the metal pipe - you get two flexible pipes, one attached to each end of the oilo cooler, and you screw one into the oil filter head and the other into the block. Pretty simple. Mounting the cooler is more tricky.
The big problem with oil coolers is that you can't drain them when you change the oil (unless you mount them upside down). Has anyone got thoughts on that?
Posted: Aug 29, 2007 10:23 AM
Just do like I do and after dropping the old oil, then fill up with some cheap 20W/50 oil and start the engine up and get it up to a normal running temperature whilst stationary.
Then drop that, replace the oil filter and finally fill up with good quality 20W/50 oil like Duckhams Q Classic, Millers or Penrite etc.
At least then you'll know that the oil cooler shouldn't be full of manky old oil.
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 03:36 PM
Oil Pump and Cam
Hi, in the middle of my re-build, and am ordering up all the parts. Which drive Oil Pump and Cam do i need? my car is a 1984 998cc Mini 25.
Cheers, Tom.
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 09:39 PM
its not which one u need they just have to have same type. slot would be original type on urs and id replace cam and pump with same type as its more common type. pin drive was on earlyier engines and star drive on coopers and 1275gt. if you are buying both cam and pump just make sure they have same drive. ps where u live in soton? il be over there at uni in few weeks cud meet up if u like and show me ur mini.
Posted: Sep 14, 2007 03:11 PM