hello my name is adam hortin - i have been reading / following the site for some time and its very informative / usefull. so i thought it about time that i contributed to it.i would like to warn potential buyers of "townace's and the like" of a very troublesome company (i'm in the process of trying to get compesation) - the "townies" that they sell are of good quality but alas as i've found out they have a poor understanding of the word "customer satisfaction" - jps motors ltd,nr cardiff - you have been warned !!!!

- (#5737) adam hortin, 8 Oct 02

Can anyone help me with a continually leaking Sump on my 2.0 townace super extra "93" it has been sealed twice and still weeps!! I'm open to any ideas because this is doing my Bl..dy head in!!

- (#5738) adam hortin, 8 Oct 02

Adam, as far as I'm aware, there is no "membership" of this site in the traditional sense other than owning one of these rigs. With regard to your oil leak where is it originating from? Sump plug, sump gasket, crank seal etc?

- (#5739) Dave B, 8 Oct 02

Dave B is right, no membership required (sounds like a naff porn site) however if you click the link below to retuen to the main site, you can register there, Mark (who actually runs this whole site, thanks Mark) will add you to the online list of 'members' this is there so that we can all contact each other for support & solace if it all goes wrong, or to tell of another 10,000 trouble free miles. As regards your oil leak, if the sump won't seal, check it isn't coming from the front crankshaft oil seal, sometimes the front pulley becomes a bit loose & pushes the woodruff key on the crank into the seal, thus causing a leak, if it is the crank seal, then change the cam belt at the same time. HTH Rob.

- (#5740) Rob Drinkwater, 8 Oct 02

If the leak is definitely from the sump, have you:

A. removed it AND the baffle plate and resealed both
B. ensured the sump pan flange is straight
C. used the correct gasket goo.
I had to remove the sump recently to replace a piston, and even with a good blade, it was a bugger to get off without warping. I then reassembled with high temp RTV (not bathroom silicone!) as per the manual. it sealed up fine! I was lucky though that the baffle stayed sealed when the sump was off.

- (#5741) david miller, 9 Oct 02