Missing bolts on bottom of engine

spacekiwi · 29-12-2016 2:52pm #1

Got a diesel jeep, going fine...but was looking to do oil filter, and noticed on very bottom of engine casing 3 missing bolts..
Not good i would think..however nothing leaking out of area..where would i get replacement bolts?? Wreckers or main dealer? Any ideas..checked all other bolts in engine etc and all there..cheers

demanufactured · 29-12-2016 4:27pm

look for bolts for a jeep.

shietpilot · 29-12-2016 4:31pm

Go into the main dealer and ask for sump bolts for your car. It won't be dear and they'll get the right ones.

spacekiwi · 29-12-2016 5:28pm

Cheers, thanks

spacekiwi · 29-12-2016 6:14pm

Here is a pic, just to check they are sump bolts

spacekiwi · 29-12-2016 6:19pm

Not bolts that drop out of oil sump, rather they go across and join both parts of lower engine casing by the looks

porsche boy · 29-12-2016 11:25pm

Those bolts are connecting the gearbox to the engine.

Dia1988 · 29-12-2016 11:49pm

spacekiwi wrote: »

Here is a pic, just to check they are sump bolts

What jeep and year is it?

dooroy · 30-12-2016 12:21am

Engine to bellhousing bolts

exaisle · 30-12-2016 12:25am

Are you sure they're missing? I suspect that they should come from the other side than that shown in the pic (the head of the bold should be resting against a flat surface) and that the hole has just been threaded all the way through....

dooroy · 30-12-2016 12:30am

There is quite a span there with no bolts - so I think they are missing .
Would have to be fairly short as they would have to be fitted from the front (engine) side.
They could have been left out following a job or loosened and fell out later due to vibration/not being tightened etc .

iwillhtfu · 30-12-2016 11:18am

If they are supposed to be there the bolt is meant to go through from the engine side. I don't think I've ever seen a bolt hole threaded on the entry side.

If I was a betting man I'd say they're for bolting on accessories like a bash plate or similar.

What jeep is it?

shietpilot · 31-12-2016 5:16pm

From those pictures it looks like something is dripping between the engine and bellhousing. Crank seal gone maybe?

martinr5232 · 31-12-2016 6:04pm

They are bell housing bolts youre looking for.

spacekiwi · 02-01-2017 9:14pm

Thanks everyone, on closer inspection, at some time some gasket seal was put there...whats the bellhousing do? Is it gearbox to engine related?
Oh..its a santa fe 2 litre diesel.
Thanks

ZENER · 03-01-2017 2:17pm

So not a Jeep then ?

Missing bolts on bottom of engine

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