J4 crank breather with JP4 head - quick question

1. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #1 18th June 2012, 20:11

   I'm using a JP4 head on a J4 vts bottom end. There's a breather pipe which comes out of the block above the oil filter housing which usually goes into the head iirc. However, the JP4 head does not have the fitting for this.
   
   I beleive, from other threads, that this breather can be blocked off? Is this right? If so, how have people blocked it? Tap a thread in and wind a bolt into it? Or core plug or similar?
2. Mathias Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2008 Pembrokeshire Posts: 5598

   #2 18th June 2012, 20:17

   Yes mate, tap the hole and then find appropriate bolt! make sure you remove the sump (if already fitted) as the swarf will need collecting and removing from the engine.
   
   i did the same with my jp4 block which has a breather hole just above oil fiter fitting. worked a treat
   
   think mine was m10 thread -may be wrong though was a little while ago now
   
   edit - does this mean your making progress?
3. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #3 18th June 2012, 20:21

   Ok cheers mate
   
   I ideally wanted to avoid having the sump off as its all sealed on. WOndered if a core plug would do the job instead, but if tap and bolt is a better way, that is what I will have to do. Recommend we some sump sealant? lol
   
   M10 sounds about right. Decent sized hole.
   
   Progress? No thinking about it though lol
4. Mathias Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2008 Pembrokeshire Posts: 5598

   #4 18th June 2012, 20:25

   think i used a loctite product to seal the sump, cant remember the number though there are a fair few depending on application
   
   a core plug type fitting may work, i may be wrong but i dont think that section is under much pressureso may be an option?!
   
   less thinking more doing!!
5. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #5 18th June 2012, 20:42

   was it the 5910 stuff? black in colour?
   Sure I've read about a blue one somewhere before as well?
   
   thinking is this week, doing is next week, hopefully
6. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #6 18th June 2012, 21:31

   Its a 3/8 hole dude.

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7. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #7 18th June 2012, 21:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Dom Its a 3/8 hole dude.

   what do you know you southern bell end? or did you hear me mention that to mike in one of your brief waking moments?