| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1002.2 | Oil Cooler?
| IOSG::FREER | Deadly brain, or Brain dead? | Mon Apr 02 1990 12:13 | 8 |
| Hows the Oil cooler?
It could be that it is less effecient then when it was new, and the oil could
be overheating slightly?
Only a guess!
Steve
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| 1002.3 | | BRIANH::NAYLOR | Purring on all 12 cylinders | Mon Apr 02 1990 12:14 | 9 |
| Hey, 9000 miles on a B-series engine is going a bit far between oil
changes. Have a heart; you are supposed to change the oil and filter
every 6000 miles.
20-30 psi pressure on tick-over with a hot engine is OK. If it drops
anywhere near 10, consider a new oil pump (which you have to take
the engine out to change).
Brian
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| 1002.4 | is this the engines choice? | REPAIR::TAYLOR | of course, I could be wrong | Mon Apr 02 1990 13:29 | 4 |
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Try using flushing oil with the old filter, then drain and fit new
filter & oil. Its a bit of a messy job, but quite a good idea on
B & A series engines.
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| 1002.6 | 9,000 miles??????????? | TLE::LEGERLOTZ | I came. I saw. I left. | Mon Apr 02 1990 14:29 | 4 |
| If I waited 9000 miles between oil changes, I'd be happy if the oil pressure was
that high! Right about now, it probably has the viscosity of water.
-Al
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| 1002.8 | Psst, want to buy some oil...only one owner | IOSG::MITCHELL | Elaine | Mon Apr 02 1990 16:22 | 6 |
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Anyone want any second-hand oil? Even my Landy doesn't use it that
fast!
Elaine
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| 1002.9 | No problem | VANILA::LINCOLN | The sun has got his hat on | Mon Apr 02 1990 17:38 | 4 |
| There's nothing wrong with this car, sounds absolutely
standard to me.
-John
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| 1002.10 | ! | IJSAPL::CAMERON | Studying fluid dynamics, from a stein | Tue Apr 03 1990 07:00 | 5 |
| >I'm averaging about 30 miles between oil changes so far!
And I thought my 200SX was bad at 5000 Km's between oil changes !
Gordon
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| 1002.11 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Tue Apr 03 1990 08:50 | 5 |
| I agree with .9
My MGB is exactly the same. Thats the way they are ...
Mark
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| 1002.12 | Say What?? | JUPITR::POITRAS | | Thu Apr 05 1990 02:49 | 11 |
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30 MILES per oil change????????
That's insane!!
Or is this some sort of trick question...?
Or are we talking about a dragster here?????
Pep
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| 1002.13 | | BRIANH::NAYLOR | Purring on all 12 cylinders | Thu Apr 05 1990 08:54 | 5 |
| I wouldn't say it was a trick question at all!
Many moons ago, I drove a Vanden Plas Pricess R that did about 40 mpg - of oil.
Mind you, it had 206,000 on the clock and had never ven had the rocker cover off
until I broke the seal of gunge and provided an exit route ....
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| 1002.16 | Low Pressure | IOSG::MARSHALL | A m��se once bit my sister... | Mon Apr 09 1990 09:39 | 7 |
| I discovered this recently; the Ford X-Flow (Kent) engine has far lower oil
pressure than (eg) a BMC A-series engine, and this is apparently perfectly
normal. Not sure what engine's in an MGB though...
On my old escort, the pressure relief valve opened at 40-ish psi...
Scott
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| 1002.18 | | BRIANH::NAYLOR | Purring on all 12 cylinders | Thu Apr 12 1990 14:11 | 9 |
| >>Not sure what engine's in an MGB though...
Try a B series? 8-)
10 psi in any BMC engine is very low. I ran an A series, admittedly rather
tuned up, at 15 psi and the bearings gave out rather rapidly. False economy!
FWIW, the E-type runs about 30 psi on hot tick-over (950 rpm) and 80+ psi at
anything above 2000 rpm (=40 mph in top).
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| 1002.19 | Caked Cooler | RDGE44::JONESK | Let me try....Muuuuuum ! | Wed May 16 1990 09:46 | 17 |
| Here is another oily problem.........
I have an oil cooler placed behind the air hole on my front spoiler.
I hadn't really noticed it until I came to change the oil but the
whole cooler is now 'caked' in dirt/oil/grime/dead_bugs/nasty_stuff.
Consequently, no air is getting through to cool the oil.
OK. I guess I can BLAST out the dirt etc. using a high powered
spray but what I want to know is.....
Will the caking cause the engine temp to be hotter than normal?
I say this because I have noticed recently the temp. rising slowly
especially on my return journey home. I know the weather has been
warmer but not cooling the oil must have some side effects ??????
Kris.
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| 1002.21 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Wed May 16 1990 13:12 | 3 |
| I still need one. Is it a standard MGB fitting ??? and how much is cheap ???
Mark
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| 1002.23 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Wed May 16 1990 16:34 | 2 |
| But how is it held on to the car ??? The MGB old cooler has mounting plates
incorporated with it. Is this one the same ???
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| 1002.26 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Wed May 16 1990 16:57 | 5 |
| Sounds worth a try. How can I get the money to Reading, and the oil cooler
to Annecy ??? I am in Manchester every weekend (apart from this next one)
if that is any help.
Mark
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| 1002.27 | Anyone visiting? | IOSG::MITCHELL | Elaine | Thu May 17 1990 07:43 | 5 |
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If anyone from your office is visiting Dec Park - I could bring it into
work.....
Elaine
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| 1002.28 | Please refer to note 1266 | UKCSSE::RDAVIES | Live long and prosper | Tue Oct 30 1990 13:28 | 5 |
| Please put all future MGB releated material in note 1266.
This topic will be write locked
Richard (co-moderator)
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