Removing Oil Sump and Transmission sump

[Matsuda 9]

with leaking front seal, what i understood that the front timing cover needs to be removed and seal inserted from the back (to ensure good seal and not to loose the spring)

however that presents an issue of removing the sump

any tips? any one replaced the front crank seal?

what about cam seals? any tips?


now the Box,

does anyone adjusted their bands? once again tips?

[Matsuda 9]

so no one replaced their sump gaskets or done gearbox service....

[nine2nine]

Ive done plenty of front seals, they just slide in from the front and the crank pulley holds the show together. If you have already pulled your sump off, which isnt a bad idea anyway, so scrub it clean before an oil change, just remake the gasket with the red stuff in the tube, works a treat.

[Matsuda 9]

it just the MPVers are really stressed about doing them seals on JE and they got me worried too

just hope i have timing cover seal.....

[Matsuda 9]

well, on the way with my 200K service

everything was going well until the transmission sump..... GOD DAMND @##*_!#$)*@#_$!_+#@(.........

it had a paper based gasket, plus a hero before me needed gasket adhesive..... so now i have most of the gasket on transmission after 3 hours of scraping.... one side is clean 3 to go .... i need a quicker method... tried gasket remover on the bits that stayed on my sump.... now my sump is matt silver... because this is the only high temp paint i had as gasket remover removed the paint.... NOT THE GOD **** Gasket.....

so guys any tips????

at this stage finished baking the Sump, need to wet send it as the high temp paint laying on rough.

[nitros13]

maybe try a razor blade to scrape it off. It is an absolute prick of a job.

[Matsuda 9]

the fun continues (maybe should be )

ok, so everything is done, all seals are changed, tension pulleys are changed, accessory tentions pulley bearing changed... all cleaned.

gearbox together again and cleaned up

BUT. have an issue.

engine is running, as smooth as it has always has been (has a rough patch from air leak i can't track down).... the issue is gearbox (**** thing)

Story:

was filling the gearbox and dumb sh!t forgot that by taking the pan off does not drain the torque converter... so box was overfilled until the over fill valve kicked in (still kicking myself)..... anyhow, drained a few liters..... before anyone goes on check the dipstick..... kinda hard when you just covered the ******* in oil (although have to use it) .... anyhow, got to the level i thought is ok, went for a drive.... CANT REV IT....

the gearbox felt like its stuck in 3rd.... hear the turbo go nuts (engine seem to work fine)..... so when i got back from around the block, looked at the dipstick.... seemed a lot of fluid.... drained a bit, looked at the stick, seems right. jumped in the car no R or D. logically no fluid, added 1.5 liters i had laying around got back to the first instance.

now the MPVers say that reving issue could be related to the jumped tooth on the timing belt, yet no one says if idle is affected. my issue seems to be gearbox related.... anyway first time doing the gearbox so yeah...... live thousand years - learn thousand years


any ideas?


EDIT: should add, that once on idle it revs no issues. i'm leaving it overnight for oil to settle and try to check again tomorrow the fluid level, i think the fluid is low.

[Matsuda 9]

well, fixed....

one tooth off on the odd cylinders bank and low fluid on in the box


now suffering some boost leaks, but that is for another story

thanks to all that helped