Well took sump off this weekend. What a complete b**ch on your back with the engine & gearbox in the car. Anyway. Measured up 5mm clearance under pickup to sump. Pickup pipe weld holding fluid fine. When I took the pickup pipe off there was oil in it. So I injected oil directly into pump port while turning it over with a spanner.

After speaking to other people, concensus is that the 1600 cvh can be a real pig to get oil pressure to build up. Most just fill filter & start them up. Higher revs soon get the oil flowing around the engine. Looks like this is what I'll be doing when the time comes.

Thanks for all the advice

Dave

Try it with a sierra 4x4 sump, then havign to fit the front diff, and because you can't do either with the subframe on you have to have the engien suspended off the mounts whilst you do it... Oh and the 4x4 does not have a gasket, just sealer.

Wonderful.

TT