Post by tommydp on Sept 26, 2011 19:59:57 GMT
This must be of interest to others, I suppose. It's not a problem for me, as I don't have a mk 1, but I always scratched my head due to this on both the mk 1 cars I drove once. It would be interesting to get some information on this.
It appears to me as mk1 cars may have some oil pressure loss problems, possibly due to the sump not having the bump/ wall in the sump as mk 2/ 3 and Princess sumps have. I often had the oil lamp flickering when going up hill and through bends, even though the oil level was correct. This annoyed me, and finally made me stay away from mk1s, or at least mk 1 sumps:-)
I tried to fit mk 2/ Princess oil pick up strainers, as these are longer, getting oil from further into the sump. This did not cure it.
Was there something wrong with the design of the sumps? I suppose it's caused by the oil floating around in the mk 1's flat sump. If so, why on earth wasn't it rectified until 1968? If this problem was present on new crabs, I would imagine it caused massive complaints? I asked my uncle, but he couldn't recall the issue, so perhaps it wasn't a big problem? Perhaps my mk1 crabs had some failure? At least one was fairly well worn:-)
What experiences do mk 1 drivers here have?, those with original sump of course:-)
Regards, Tommy:-)
It appears to me as mk1 cars may have some oil pressure loss problems, possibly due to the sump not having the bump/ wall in the sump as mk 2/ 3 and Princess sumps have. I often had the oil lamp flickering when going up hill and through bends, even though the oil level was correct. This annoyed me, and finally made me stay away from mk1s, or at least mk 1 sumps:-)
I tried to fit mk 2/ Princess oil pick up strainers, as these are longer, getting oil from further into the sump. This did not cure it.
Was there something wrong with the design of the sumps? I suppose it's caused by the oil floating around in the mk 1's flat sump. If so, why on earth wasn't it rectified until 1968? If this problem was present on new crabs, I would imagine it caused massive complaints? I asked my uncle, but he couldn't recall the issue, so perhaps it wasn't a big problem? Perhaps my mk1 crabs had some failure? At least one was fairly well worn:-)
What experiences do mk 1 drivers here have?, those with original sump of course:-)
Regards, Tommy:-)
