My kits got a main cap bolt with a welded cap screw, spacer and washer and nut. Freaking Geezers, Good on em and all but fark! You didn't get it? I'm not sold with the sump I will likely develop my own. Heres pics of what I got at least.
Looks like windage trays only on the Silver top 2 ltr, Can confirm not in the 1.8 or ST Variant blacktops.






Very little need for windage tray given the RF is pretty close to the rotating parts, with run off to a large capacity???? sump, The Standard Girdle doesn't sit real close either.

The ST crank is a very nice fully counter weighted design...no wonder they are a sought after motor[%]

Whooaah look at those spacers!! I would've cut the tab and extended it to fit properly, dont like excess bolts used as a gap fill in the crank case, something might rattle loose
I made my own pickup pipe by grafting a pinto pickup pipe with the correct bends which fits inside the Zetec tube then welded in place!

Thats SOOOO rough.... poor old bolt has lost its strenght...

I tend to agree the spacer doesn't look great does it (And since it wasn't supplied); would anyone forsee problems with replacing the bracket with a longer version to be held in place by the main cap bolt?? Or is that asking for trouble...no damping for vibrations, fatigue etc etc

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Originally posted by Mickas

You don't need a Windage tray with the RF sump kit.

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I won't be using the RF kit but will be modifying the original Mondeo alloy sump. For this I feel keeping the windage tray for my application would be favourable. Besides, no matter how the pick-up is run the elbow out of the pump will determine my sump depth regardless of the windage tray.

So now i've got the sump all sorted and have taken delivery of a Retroford water-rail; a couple of questions have come up.

When plumbing it in it's clear where the water take-off for the heater matrix/warm-up circuit is but where should the return line run to? Should i drill and tap a hosetail into the waterpump inlet or is there a better spot.

Am i correct in thinking the water rail is effectively the hot water return to the rad and the water pump inlet is effectively cool water into the block?

Am i correct in thinking the water rail is effectively the hot water return to the rad and the water pump inlet is effectively cool water into the block?


Yes that's correct.

This how I do them, weld a fitting to the water pump

Very helpful picture, thanks for that. I will be very happy if my engine bay ends up looking half as good as that.

Nice radiator, is that an of the shelf item for a different car or a custom jobby

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Originally posted by Mk1 Lotus



Am i correct in thinking the water rail is effectively the hot water return to the rad and the water pump inlet is effectively cool water into the block?

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Yes that's correct.

This how I do them, weld a fitting to the water pump





Did you use an off the shelf kit (engine mounts etc) or custom?