Morris Minor Owners Club

well still got a bad leak from rear of sump, the cork seals, do they have to be trimmed hieght wise, seems a lot to compress, i mean around the semi-circle

Not AFAIK. Stupid obsevation, but it caught me out once - are you sure that the old one is out and the 'channel' for it is clear? They can be hard to spot when they're compressed and blackened.

hiya mate ,all clear, this leyland block is the problem, when offered up the sump hits crank area ,metal to metal, tried witout seals, and leaves a 12mm gap each side, if i had 12mm thick card gaskets ,ok, steve

heres some pics

Steve, I may be wrong but,from memory, those cork strips are far too high
in the grooves suggesting that it is not a Minor 1098 sump. I mean that the
grooves appear too shallow. The ends of the cork should be trimmed to
protrude about 3mm before refitting. For the record a new cork should be
15cm long, 9mm wide and 6mm thick. Forgive the question but are you sure
that the sump isn't hitting the oil pick-up assembly?

hiya mate , ive filed around 5mm from hieght of housing so it clears crank area, but the corks will need reducing in hieght also ,offered up as pic, the bolts wont reach holes, i need some help!!!!

dont mind willie ,it rocks like see saw back and front, trying to get another sump

Yes, but is the oil pick up filter assembly hitting the sump floor or the baffle
plate? Oh, just seen that , if it rocks front to rear then what is it pivoting on?

no mate , offered up with no corks it fits flush, noe ive filed down

What a bummer! seems your only way is to check against unmodified sumps
as per your 'wanted' ad, unfortunately I haven't a spare.

cheers mate