can you remove sump from rord escort van 1.8 turbo diesel with aluminum sump with gear box in place

mr mark beer, March 2008

i have recently put an engine in my van to change my sump i had to drop the gearbox take clutch out remove fly wheel and i believe there were3 bolts to hold sump in place as well as the ones underneath the sump this was on an escort 55 none turbo

dave, January 2010

No chance unfortunately, I had 4 bolts inside the gearbox on mine! Plus when doing the sump back up be very careful, i overtightened one of the bolts causing the corner of the sump pan to crack and fall off!
Be very careful as its Aluminium in most cases and won't bend, plus i only tightened by hand but obviously a little too much. It doesn't take much to crack the sump pan!

Agz, November 2008

i could not when i did mine,as there are two bolts inside the gearbox

tim, July 2008