[Oil additive - filter blocked?]

Phew! Lucky we have some people who know what they're doing

 

Stay with the 20/50 then.............change every year, which is possiblly four times more frequent than the recomendation anyway.

 

Should be OK

[Oil consumption TR4]

Hi Mike,

 

One thing in common between the 1960s and the 21st Century - you can't get more than 500 miles to the pint of engine oil out of a TR, whether it's got 4, 6 or 8 cylinders. And if you hoof it, you get less miles . . .

 

Cheers,

 

Alec

 

 

Sounds about right for my research......now where's my 20/50

[Oil consumption TR4]

Thanks Guys

 

The engines must have improved with age. One guy on a trans euro trip was happy with a "only a pint" in 800 miles !!

 

Interesting to note that Triumph share BMC's dipstick half full trick

[Oil consumption TR4]

Hi guys

 

Hot on the heals of leaking wet liners I was wondering about oil consumption

 

Contemporary road tests talk of a gallon of oil every 4000 miles (or a quart every 1000)

 

Obvioulsy more than my Audi and a little more than my old Frogeye. So I wondered if this is a normal figure and if there were any tricks. On the BMC A series the very top of the dip stick level burns off down to the middle of the scale between the hatch and the top line. keep it at this level and it uses much less, keep topping it up and you keep topping it up

 

So what do you get ?

 

PS How much is the difference between the top and bottom of the dip stick

[TR4 Rear Mains oil seal kit]

Glad I asked

 

What this PCV system, who makes it (if not Triumph) and how much

[TR4 Rear Mains oil seal kit]

Thanks for the updates guys

 

Does the 4 pot leak from anywhere else (might as well get it all sorted)

 

Not obvious with the current film of oil

[TR4 Rear Mains oil seal kit]

Thanks Guys

Keep them coming..........more to learn

[TR4 Rear Mains oil seal kit]

Hi Guys

TR4 Rear Mains oil seal kit

 

Just a quick question. Anybody fitted either the Cambridge Motor Sport or the Revington kits.

 

Any good, did they work, stop the leak, slow it down, more bother than they are worth ?

 

Feed back wanted

 

Thanks in advance

[Petrol Fumes]

New boy in trouble............

 

Hi guys (& girls ) need some help. New build TR4, on anything over half a tank the boot fills up with fumes.

 

Checked all the normal stuff, no problems or leaks, so whats up

 

I assume its fumes pushing past a seal somewhere ? Pressure due to a blocked breather maybe ?

 

Any help would be much appriciated