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
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