According to my version of world car history, the British invented Cars That Leak Oil(tm). The Italians invented Factory Rust(R). The two groups entered into a cross-licensing agreement to avoid a na
The oil leaking from TRiumphs and other British cars is actually an innovation, a design FEATURE. The British engineers did this purposely to prevent the rusting of frames and other chassis componen
Why do you think the Italians wanted to license it so badly? All that Russian steel rusting away on the loading docks. At least with the British self-lubricating feature, the Factory Rust wouldn't sh
British cars also have Factory Rust but the oil leaks hold it at back on the critical structural parts. What lets Italian steelwork down is the quality of the engineering... David Laver '65 MG Midge
While working as a mechanic at Hollywierd Sport Cars I actually heard the factory rep tell a customer that it wasn't an oil leak it was "Controled Seepage"! Bruce A. Whiting, Ph.D., Former BMC Mechan
The Triumph shop manual states that a cotter pin should be allowed to rattle around in the hole at the bottom of the bell housing to keep it clear to allow oil leaking from the rear seal to pass thro
But from the other point of view, the Italian engineers acheived the correct balance. Their goal was to make sure the Italian buyers had to purchase a new car every 3 years. If they hadn't added the
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