The
Manual
of
the
M.G.
Midget
The first thing that the owner will want to know concerning his Car will
be the various lubricants that are recommended by the makers and the points
of
the chassis that require attention. The engine
oil
filler is situated on the
off
side
of
the engine alongside which there is a dip stick.
Under no circum-
stances should the Car be driven fast on the lower gears or exceeding35 miles
an hour on top gear during the first 500 miles.
At
the end
of
this period the
engine
oil
should be drained and the base chamber refilled with new
oil.
The
oil
filter which will be refcrred to later should be removed and washed out
with petrol, this should be again attended to after the first
1,000
miles and
every subseq~~ent
1,000
miles.
It is inadvisable to run
:I
cold engine fast until the
oil
has had an
opportunity
of
circulriting and warming up aufficientl!. in order to circulate
freely through the
oil
passage ways throughout the engine. The pump is
called upon to suck from the base chamber or sump,
oil
which has become
thick with standing, particularly in cold weather. It may be noticed that
the
oil
gauge will show that the pressure drops as the speed increases if the
engine is driven at all fast when cold. This is an indication that the
oil
has
not become sufficiently thin to pass into the pump in suficient quantity and
the speed
of
the Car therefore should be kept down until such a time as the
r
>
oil
pressure remains constant.
I
he pump lubric:~testhe wholc
of
the engine
including the valve gear. Upper cylinder lubricant is recommended during
th'e running in period, and should be added to the fuel in the quantity
recommended by the manufacturers.
A
list
of
these oils is given on page
5.
J/A
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