[Healeys] BJ8 Large oil consumption

[Larry Varley]

Niels, the car should not consume that much oil, however from the images 
this does not seem to be a fully restored car. You sound frustrated buy 
the scope of the problems, remember this is a very old car and you have 
to work through problems methodically. Or have the whole car thoroughly 
restored. The leaks from the rear axle are a minor problem, and not 
difficult to fix. You need to thoroughly clean the engine, do some short 
trips and see if the oil consumption is from leaks or the engine 
consuming it. Just because it was the engine was restored recently does 
not mean it was done correctly. Most Healeys will leak some oil, however 
while the leak can be messy, it doesn't relate to the oil consumption 
your talking about. A teaspoon of oil makes a big oil puddle. Look to 
where the leaks are coming from, hopefully not into the bell housing 
from the rear crank main seal! If you have lots of leaks work through 
them 1 by 1. The diff oil leaks can be fixed in a weekend with a few 
gaskets and seals, not a big deal.
Cheers
Larry Varley