not sure what affect that will have on crank case ventalition and it's a pretty long way to run a return, i pulled the sump off with the engine still in the car was a bit of mucking around, put a jack block of timber under the sump undo the engine mounts, undo steering coupling drop the crossmember & steering rack (left the lca and steering rack attached to the xmber) drop the starter motor then supported the motor from the top with a beam sittin on blocks on each inside guard and a good strap, took the jack out then undo the sump