Anybody else found a solid chunk of casting sand floating around your sump?

This lump was about the size 50 cent piece and about 1 cm high.

You think after nearly 40 years it would have fallen off before now. I had the sump off last year and all was well.

I pulled the gb housing/sump off because something was blocking oil plug so it wouldnt drain correctly and there it was wedged again the side.

Not fall out like that - but I had to dig out quite a lot from the clutch end rear side of the block - and between 3 and 4 - no wonder the PO had an overheating problem

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!