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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US>Dave Northrup wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><i><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=xmsonormal><i><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US>However, as soon as it entered production at Solihull, it *<b>should</b>* have been fitted with the fully type approved <b>BL EOSS</b> 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US>Good luck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-US>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>