Suzuki Club UK

Hey guys,
kind of a depressing one tonight, theres been quite a bad oil leak from my sump for a while now so i thought tonight was the night to do it, but i cant get it off:( ive undone all the bolts and given it a good few wacks from the top with a hammer and pry bar but it doesnt want to budge. ive tried prying inbetween with a screwdriver but it just starts to bend the sump which im a bit worried about doing, i dont want to ruin the seal or scratch the face so it leaks.
any advice would be much appreciated:)


I ordered a new sump gasket and a new rocker gasket from ebay, and the company sent me through a complete gasket set!! me very happy!!
So when i took the rocker cover off i found the inside in a horrible state, theres really thick layers of oil burnt into the metal. so now i want to take out the cams and the rockers and completely clean them so i know oil is getting to them. so do you think its a good idea to do the head gasket while im there? im a bit on the fence with this one coz it might be better not to disturb it, but it would be easier to clean the head if i can take it off.
Thanks for all the help guys, i hope you can understand my nonsense

I opted to leave the head alone. To me it's a job only to be done when required.

As for the sump i had issues removing one of a spare engine. I just hit it harder. It had been siliconed on.

fair play:) where abouts is the best place to hit it? just wack it from the side or something?

Yeah. Either with a big leather mallet or stick a block of wood inbetween. Give it a good few bashs as close to the block as you can get working all the way round the seal.

I had the same trouble when I had a hole in my sump took al bolts out and I had a trolley jack underneath as I thought it was going to fall straight off
best option is a rubber hammer thing and tap it al the way around
Try a knife and cut the seal a bit

Cool:) thanks guys, I like the knife idea. Should I be able to remove the rocker shafts and cam without taking off the head?

Yeah but you have to remove the timing pulley to get the shafts out the front.

Hmm, should be able to do that, its probably worth it.

So has the sump come off yet?

no
ive tried the knife, but that just gets stuck and snaps.
Ive tried the rubber hammer, but thats just denting it.
ive tried prying it with a screwdriver, but thats just bending the rim.

i hate this car... can someone come do it for me?