remove the sump

[spoofer28]

can you take the sump off a 2.4td surf without taking out the engine?

[kitesurf_phil]

can you take the sump off a 2.4td surf without taking out the engine?

The bloke asking the same question about the 3.0L says he has done it on the 2.4. You had better ask him.

[Guest]

You need to drop the front diff out and unbolt the steering idler so that you can pull it forward a bit, then unbolt the engine mountings, jck up the engine on the crankshaft pulley or better still lift it with a crane.

Then unbolt the sump and pull it out from the rear.

Cheers

[spoofer28]

You need to drop the front diff out and unbolt the steering idler so that you can pull it forward a bit, then unbolt the engine mountings, jck up the engine on the crankshaft pulley or better still lift it with a crane.

Then unbolt the sump and pull it out from the rear.

Cheers

i forgot to tell you it has had a 4" body lift?

[Danno]

I dont suppose, you can do a gasket change without all the rest of it having to come out?

[TonyN]

i forgot to tell you it has had a 4" body lift?

Dosn't matter, the engine/front diff don't move when body lifting.

[kevb]

yes you can.the way i did it was i took the bolts out of the diff and the cross member and let the diff drop down a few inches,disconnected the steering linkages and shock and let them hang down,took all the bolts out of the sump,dropped it down a few inches then disconnected the pick up pipe, then pulled the sump out.you dont need to lift the engine at all if you do it this way.