Show whole topic Jan 17, 2018 4:46 pm
Colin M34 Offline
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Registered since: Dec 01, 2007
Location: Suffolk, UK


Subject: Re: 2 litre Oil Pump
Hi Steve,

if the car has not been run for long time you ought to drop the sump and clear out the sludge from the crankshaft journals. I assume your car is a speed model, in which case these are hollow. Nice clean detergent oil will loosen the deposits which will then get into the big ends and wreck them. Sorry to be depressing!

You might even find the inspection plates on the bottom of the sum will allow you to do it without dropping the whole sump. This is a known problem with many good quality cars including Rolls 20s.

We also encourage fitting a full-flow oil filter.

Colin M34