Hodge's new 4.2

[Hodge]

The bloke I bought it off from SA used it lots for beach fishing etc...
This is what it looked like before the makeover. Most of everything was treated / sprayed with the POR15 chassis / paint / rust convertor. But under hood was mostly untouched. There are some signs of corossion, injector pump being one of them ...

[nissannewby]

Is it that little tab with SA stamped on it or whatever? Just pulls out?

Yeah it should. Its an interference fit but should come out. It tends to get siliconed in if anyone has ever done the clutch.

[Hodge]

Yeah it should. Its an interference fit but should come out. It tends to get siliconed in if anyone has ever done the clutch.

Thanks again mate ! Will give it a go tomorrow. Just spoke to another bloke who used to have a 4.2TDi and he had similar circumstances. Supposedly there i something called "damper"sponge" sits between the gearbox and the engine ??? And MAY collect oil after changes and sit there for ages. I think this is what rocket was talking about ... Will suss it out.

[nissannewby]

Yours is missing the "sponge" you describe. Unless you have removed it for the pic you posted.

[Hodge]

Yours is missing the "sponge" you describe. Unless you have removed it for the pic you posted.

I see. I removed nothing. What you see in the photo is how I found it. I assumed it would have been sandwiched in there?

[nissannewby]

I see. I removed nothing. What you see in the photo is how I found it. I assumed it would have been sandwiched in there?

Yes it would have been. Sometimes there is foam/sponge between the engine and the brackets that attach engine to bellhousing on the lower half.

[Hodge]

I guess when I pull that plug tomorrow I'll find out. Do you think I'll have to renew it or just shove it back in?

If oil ends up coming out, and assuming it is the rear main, how detrimental is it to get on top of it, providing that it wasn't dripping out / leaking big time. It is really just oil mist at this stage ... ?

I've been checking the oil weekly and have noticed no drop.

[nissannewby]

Just shove it back in. If your worried put some rtv on it prior to fitting.

I dont think it will be your rear main. On the slight chance it is just monitor it. As your not losing any oil I think it will be fine.

Oil is very good at finding places to hide. You can degrease then drive it and the heat thins the oil allowing it to seep out again. But if its not dripping I dont think you have a problem.

[jay see]

As your not losing any oil I think it will be fine.

But if its not dripping I dont think you have a problem.

I wouldn't worry to much about it.
Weeping won't cause you any problems.
Just monitor the driveway for any drips over the next few weeks.

[Bacho86]

When my rear main went couple months back, it was all of a sudden and a very constant drip onto the ground - very noticeable. Yours looks good I comparison


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