I stand corrected; my hunch was based on Chip's Mk3 Spit vintage. Not
surprising that these more 'modern' spin-on filters never became universally
accepted at Triumph - agricultural roots die hard, I guess. JD
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mace [SMTP:amace@unix2.nysed.gov]
Sent: August 25, 1999 10:34 AM
To: Day.John@fin.gc.ca
Cc: Chip19474@aol.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Spit Oil Pan Question
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 Day.John@fin.gc.ca wrote:
> Hi, Chip. Although not the greatest situation, I believe this is a
function
> of the canister oil filter system on Triumphs. I believe the
Spitfire set-up
> is the same for the TR6...
No, the two engines have very different styles of filter setups.
Strange,
since the TR6 engine is derived from that same four-cylinder "SC"
engine
family. Yet all the four-cylinder "SC" engines from 803cc up to
1493cc all
had some type of spin-on oil filter, the six-cylinder versions
reverted to
the cannister-style filter.
However, this is still a possibility in that whatever filter you are
currently using (Chip) does not have provision for
"anti-drain-back". At
the same time, your theory about the bent oil pan and/or oil pickup
situation might hold merit, or your "big-end" bearings could be worn
as
well.
A good used oil pan shouldn't be too difficult to locate, should
that turn
out to be the problem; I might even have one.
--Andy
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