About to take off my front cover from 20b
12-12-13, 06:47 AM
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About to take off my front cover from 20b
I'm about to do the following:
1. take off front cover, take out the OEM gasket, reseal the passage between front cover & front housing with Teflon ring only without o-ring, then reseal front cover with Hondabond without OEM gasket (I heard this stuff is the way to go?). I'm doing this because I'm using 12A front housing, and mazdatrix has advised to take out the OEM gasket to give little tighter seal around the oil passage way with Teflon ring only without o-ring, which makes sense to me.
2. fabricate oil pan (I only have about 2-3" between bottom of the engine & bottom of the subframe.
3. get rid of metering pump gear.
As for taking off the front cover, is there anything I should be worried about? I heard something about dropping a bearing, and it's not really clear how to avoid it. I'll be taking off the water pump housing then e-shaft bolt, then all the front cover bolts and pry it off. If there's anything I should watch out for, please let me know. Getting rid of metering pump gear sounds simple enough since I'm premixing. If there could be a problem, feel free to let me know before I start disassembly!
I also wanted to ask where does the oil squirt out from bottom of the engine when it's running. This will help me design a proper sump.
and if there is ANYTHING I should be checking while the engine is down, I would most appreciate your advice.
thanks so much for your help!
1. take off front cover, take out the OEM gasket, reseal the passage between front cover & front housing with Teflon ring only without o-ring, then reseal front cover with Hondabond without OEM gasket (I heard this stuff is the way to go?). I'm doing this because I'm using 12A front housing, and mazdatrix has advised to take out the OEM gasket to give little tighter seal around the oil passage way with Teflon ring only without o-ring, which makes sense to me.
2. fabricate oil pan (I only have about 2-3" between bottom of the engine & bottom of the subframe.
3. get rid of metering pump gear.
As for taking off the front cover, is there anything I should be worried about? I heard something about dropping a bearing, and it's not really clear how to avoid it. I'll be taking off the water pump housing then e-shaft bolt, then all the front cover bolts and pry it off. If there's anything I should watch out for, please let me know. Getting rid of metering pump gear sounds simple enough since I'm premixing. If there could be a problem, feel free to let me know before I start disassembly!
I also wanted to ask where does the oil squirt out from bottom of the engine when it's running. This will help me design a proper sump.
and if there is ANYTHING I should be checking while the engine is down, I would most appreciate your advice.
thanks so much for your help!
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