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Redtop onto Omega gearbox
Russiow - 3/3/07 at 10:29 PM

Just to let you all know how it all went!!

Tested racer today at the farm..

Redtop with flat flywheel onto Omega gearbox.

Used a Omega clutch and spaced the slave out 20mm with a turned up adaptor.

The engine has the Omega sump on it and an oil coller. I filled it with the right amount oil from a measuring jug.

It still seemed to puff a little of smoke.

Do you think the oil level needs reducing??


Russ

martthefridgeman - 3/3/07 at 10:31 PM

did you fit the windage tray / baffle between the sump and crankcase. mja

Russiow - 3/3/07 at 10:38 PM

Yeap she is in there...

Sandwiched between sump and block

MkIndy7 - 4/3/07 at 02:14 PM

I'd give it a while to all warm up etc...

After they've been stood for a long time there notoriously rattely etc.

Hope the smoke aint oil on the Exhaust Downpipe, the XE sumps are a nightmare to get sealed!

Russiow - 4/3/07 at 04:05 PM

The sump has sealed fine I used the rubber style gasket.

I have done the rocker cover mod and run the large brether to a catch tank.

I don't know if it makes a difference??

It has been sat for at least a year, i did the head gasket and cam belt etc

Any ideas to the smoke??

ned - 4/3/07 at 08:38 PM

valve stem seals?

Stu16v - 4/3/07 at 10:14 PM

You should fill it according to the dipstick - NOT to the measuring jug. It might make a difference...

Russiow - 4/3/07 at 11:09 PM

Stu please explain your reason behind this??

As I have fitted a Ecotec sump from an Omega which is basically the same engine.

I have filled the engine with correct amount of oil as per Haynes manual.

My reason for this is that the XE dip stick is in a different postion to the ecotec therefore could read different with the omega sump.


Hope I make sense...


Russ

MkIndy7 - 4/3/07 at 11:45 PM

I had to change mine to the rubber style gasket and baffle plate.

From the online guide I had it mentioned that part of the 8V Baffle plate needed removing to match the original XE's baffle plate clearance... I just can't remember if it turned out the same or it really did need modifying

It might be worth checking if you haven't already done it.

stevebubs - 5/3/07 at 12:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Russiow
Stu please explain your reason behind this??

As I have fitted a Ecotec sump from an Omega which is basically the same engine.

I have filled the engine with correct amount of oil as per Haynes manual.

My reason for this is that the XE dip stick is in a different postion to the ecotec therefore could read different with the omega sump.


Hope I make sense...


Russ


Surely the dip stick tells you where the top of the oil is relative to the crank. Overfilling past this point can lead to crank whipping up the oil in the sump.

I had this trouble as I have chopped my zetec sump right down and tried overfilling slightly. Result was the oil getting whipped when running.

Reduced the oil down to almost dipstick max level and problem went away.