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As said the Rover V8 shouldn't be oily as is common with the
4-cylinder. So it's really annoying that having had a 'clean' engine
rebuilt with a new front cover it soon developed a drip from where the
sump, block and front cover join on the left.
PaulH.
On 13/09/2023 14:21, dave northrup wrote:
>
> We just picked up a 75 MGB with this Rover engine.
>
> Our next step is to thoroughly clean the bottom and try to discover
> the source of an oil leak
>
> I know MG engines have â??the usual placesâ?? for oil leaks.  Is that the
> same for Rover engines? This is a whole new area for me.
>
> We think it is a Range Rover/Discovery efi auto 9.35:1 from 1988
> onwards according to this:
> https://rimmerbros.com/c/Rover-V8-Engine-Numbers
>
> It is hooked up to a Muncie 4 speed and has a carburetor sitting on
> top so its not fuel injection.
>
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<p>As said the Rover V8 shouldn't be oily as is common with the
4-cylinder. So it's really annoying that having had a 'clean'
engine rebuilt with a new front cover it soon developed a drip
from where the sump, block and front cover join on the left.</p>
<p>PaulH.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/09/2023 14:21, dave northrup
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<p class="xmsonormal">We just picked up a 75 MGB with this
Rover engine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Our next step is to thoroughly clean
the bottom and try to discover the source of an oil
leak<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">I know MG engines have â??the usual
placesâ?? for oil leaks.  Is that the same for Rover
engines? This is a whole new area for me.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">We think it is a Range Rover/Discovery
efi auto 9.35:1 from 1988 onwards according to this:Â
<a href="https://rimmerbros.com/c/Rover-V8-Engine-Numbers";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://rimmerbros.com/c/Rover-V8-Engine-Numbers</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">It is hooked up to a Muncie 4 speed
and has a carburetor sitting on top so its not fuel
injection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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