Leakage of Oil
pOMPLATNTS of excessive consumption of engine oil are often linked with harsh criticism of manufacturers and mechanics, and the amateur overlooks the possibility that the trouble might be due to leakage, which is seldom perceptible when the car is stationary and the engine is not running. 1! is at moderate and fast revolutions that defects in the lubricating system come to light when the oil is circulating under high pressure. A loose valve-cover plate or pipe-union might permit a great deal of lubricant to he lost during a day's run, and if is noticed that the engine needs more oil to replenish the sump for a given mileage than was formerly the case, and there are no symptoms of cylinder wear, leakage should be suspected. To investigate that contingency sheets of newspaper should be spread on ihe garage floor underneath the engine, iin Mutely alter the car has made a journey lone; enough to warm the engine thoroughly. Then let the engine run for live minutes at a rate equivalent In about 25 miles per hour. Any drops of oil which fall on the paper will provide a due to ill,, point from which the lubricant is escaping.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18865, 16 November 1935, Page 9
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201Leakage of Oil Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18865, 16 November 1935, Page 9
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