Clutch Cover and Billet Sump Sealing

So my finally the bits from Honda turned up..

They include the following:

Part No - 15154-MAT-000 GASKET, OIL STRAINER

Part No - 15433-MFJ-D01 RING, SEAL (two required)

Part No - 90231-MS2-610 NUT, LOCK (25MM) 

I'm not sure the seals were 100% needed, the Haynes manual said they should be replaced on refitting. 

The Clutch locking nut I had to change as its stamped to hold it in place. 

Clutch Locking Nut

Oil Strainer Seal

Oil pipe ring seals

The heavy duty clutch turned up from AB Performance.

The heavy duty version replaces two of the standard clutch springs.

New clutch spring in place.

New lock tight nut fitted and torque up to 128Nm, plus I staked the nut with a punch.

 All Back together.

 Time to clear the old liquid sealant off the cover and engine case, Gunk seemed to get it off really well.

Now time to add the new liquid gasket, first time I have done this to an engine so wasn't too sure how much was needed.

The Haynes manual recommends you apply the sealant to the cover and two to the engine side where the two cases meet at the join.

Clutch cover in place, that was a complete bitch and actually the second time I fitted it. The first time I didn't think I had the clutch lever in place so I had take the cover off again, removing all the sealant, cleaning it up again and trying again only to find it was fitted correctly the first time..  Second time I used far less sealant as it went everywhere the first time I did it. You live and learn!

Time to on the billet sump. I have run through a trial fitting before but I wanted to do it again just to make sure I was happy.

Now ready to fit it for real.

All oil removed with Gunk degreaser, the three oil seals removed.

New strainer seal ready to go in, I oiled this first and then fitted the AB Performance strainer. I knew roughly where it needed to be located as it has to sit in the right position for the sump to fit in place correctly.

Oil pump and new seals fitted and oiled up ready to go in.

Engine side of sealed with liquid gasket.

Baffle plate in position, I used a couple of bolts to hold it in position while I fitted the oil pipe.

Sorry forgot to take a picture of the sump covered in sealant, all fitted and torqued up. I spoke to AB performance and they recommended tighten them all to 10Nm and then 12Nm.

Before Tightening I made sure it was in the right position and that the lower section would fit properly.

The lower section fitted, again torqued up to 10Nm and then 12Nm. I left the excess sealant as I it goes everywhere when you try and clear it up, might cut it off at a later date. 

The tape was fitted to stop me scratching the bottom once I start moving it around.

The engine pretty much ready to go.. All AB Performance parts fitted. 

Still need to fit buy plugs and fill it with oil. 

I will probably get some sort of flush to go through it first before fitting with oil. 

Trial fitting billet sump.

So I am waiting for three seals to turn up. One for the main oil pickup, and another two for the oil pipe. I wasn't going to trial fit the billet sump, I was just going to fit it first time but I'm glad as I did as slightly more involved than I first thought. 

The baffle goes in first, then the oil pipe. 

The the oil pick up gone in,  with the seal, just need to make sure the seal is coated in oil. Then the sump itself goes on. There is a small cut out the oil pickup slots into.  At this point I only loosely connected 3-4 bolts.

Decided to cover the lower part of the sump in take to avoid damaging it while the engine was on the bench. Do this after you fit it else the bolts are a nightmare to get in.

To fit the lower section the pick pick up and to be in the middle of the hole of the top sump section else the bolt holes just don't line up. As i'd only loosely fitted the top sump bolts it was easy to move the oil pickup.

I fitted a few more bolts to screw both parts. Really pleased I did a trail fit else I would have got liquid gasket everywhere. I think I still will but at least it should be better.

Once the seals turn up next week I will finish this off.

It actually sits on the sump now without falling over. The original sump won't do this.