[TR] A Rover V8 engine?

[Philip Ethier]

Sir Bentley Haynes?

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 4:01 PM <johnbmacartney at gmx.com> wrote:

> Dave Northrup wrote:
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> *I know TR engines have “the usual places” for oil leaks.   Is that the
> same for Rover engines?  This is a whole new area for me.*
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> Let’s put it this way, Dave. When that engine was used in Buicks prior to
> Rover buying the manufacturing rights for the Range Rover, it probably
> didn’t leak – or leak very much.
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> However, as soon as it entered production at Solihull, it **should** have
> been fitted with the fully type approved *BL EOSS* kit – the abbreviation
> stands for British Leyland Engine Oil Spray System. To the best of my
> knowledge, every engine made by BL group companies  (and as independents
> before that) leaked oil  and even when they weren’t running! We Brits
> always like to give our valued export customers an unanticipated ‘little
> extra’ if we can as a loyalty bonus. However, from your brief description,
> there appears to be little doubt the power unit in our focus was indeed
> thus equipped and furthermore, the ‘technology’ in question still seems to
> be in excellent working order!
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> Good luck
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>
> Jonmac
>
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