a few silly little things i am unclear of.
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they are just little things that i came across and cant think about whats right so need some help!

the oil filter housing, should tihs have a spacer between it and the block? - the bolts apear much longer than they need to be with no spacer but i cant see a spacer, lol

the oil feed to the oil cooler, the banjo at the top right of the block, should there be something else on that same bold, and what? it doesent nip the banjo up at the moment, i cant work it out! what was there?

becouse its not going to be turbo (for now) i have a mechanicle fuel pump, does this need a spacer aswell? sililar thing with the oil filter housing, looks like it should have one.

now a slightly embarasing one?
the pot joint wasent going on to smoothly so i used an extension bar and hit it with a hammer from under the wheel arch, got one side on ok but the other side will not go on, then when i took it off to check the teeth again i noticed i had bent the metal disk in it and put a hole in it, i gues this stops the grease from coming out and i need a new disk or a pot joint if i can find one of them easyer? lol

other than that. great day :) thanks for any replies i know there silly little things but there silly little things that i really need to know!

thanks. Dan

also forgot to ask, the clutch hoe i got from iian, i got the long one, does the short one have a different union? becouse at the moment theres no way its going to atatch to whats there, or is it suposed to go right on top of the can instead of the pipe that goes to the bracket for the top engine steady as well? what to do? lol
i would take pics but it doesent show detail verry well, its an ooold camera lol.

thanks, Dan

Hi,
Oil filter housing has a gasket between it and the block, nothing else. there are two different stud lenghts though
Oil pipe banjo, should have a copper washer either side of the pipe.
Yes, mechanical fuel pump has a plastic spacer block, with a gasket either side too
The core plug type thing in the middle of the pot joint also stops the engine oil escaping out of the pot joint, so you need to get that sorted. If the joints aren't going on smoothly check the spring clip on the end of the diff output shaft, if it's damaged that will cause you're problem.
Clutch pipe .. I think it should go straight from the master to the slave. I haven't seen one to be sure though!
Phew, thats enough typing for now!
Cheers,
Gavin :)

Edited by Bat on 14th Apr, 2006.

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Re oil filter housing the canister type filter in a can has longer studs than the screw on type,no spacer tho

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My 2 pence worth on oil filter housing, didn't mg metro engines have water cooled oil filter housings that required the longer bolts?

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wow thanks bat thats great. can get on with lots more now:)

thanks! Dan