[Healeys] OD problems--BJ8

[Bob Spidell]

Either MTL or straight 30 oil should work fine. Sounds like a hydraulics 
issue. First, check your oil level. If OK, if you can, take your car to 
the shop that rebuilt it; they should at least be willing to help you 
diagnose the problem. If not possible, you'll need to check pump 
pressure; you need a gauge and adapter to check it. If you don't have a 
shop--or a club or helpful Healey owner nearby--that can test it you can 
get a gauge: http://www.geocities.ws/jholekamp/

The pump shouldn't wear that fast; it's possible a piece of crud got 
under the pump check valve or something went wrong in the accumulator. 
Flushing your oil--check the screen under the big brass nut--might help, 
but it's not likely. Did the problem happen suddenly, or over time/miles?


On 3/7/2022 6:53 AM, Tom Felts via Healeys wrote:
> Several months ago I had the OD unit rebuilt (BJ8)---new brass parts.  
> Added 30w non detergent oil.  At first, it would shift into OD pretty 
> quick.  Now--it take forever to go into OD----a minute or more.  
> Coming out of OD is instantaneous.
>
> The question is why so long to go into OD.  Before rebuild, it would 
> go into OD quickly and perfectly every time.  I was using Redline MTL 
> then.
>
> Could the 30 wt be a little too heavy and be creating pressure 
> problems.  Might the MTL solve the problem?
>
> Thnks
> tom
>
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