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Timing Cover drip-pot

Submitted by george_phillips on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 - 01:00
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I got fed up with the strange design feature of the ES2 (and others of course) whereby oil drips from the timing cover via a copper drain tube. I took an empty Benecol container, stripped off the plastic wrap, painted it black (and the blue lid) then drilled a 5mm hole through it and pushed it up onto the drain pipe. I then cut a strip (about 5mm wide) of gaffer tape and made a few wraps round the pipe below the lid. The pot was then clicked into place and - hey presto! No more drips! It's amazing how much it catches as well.GeorgeAttachments
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Submitted by ian_macdougall on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 - 01:01

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Very neat George, don't know where you came up with that idea! Last weekend I saw a smartly engineered solution to a similar problem on a 1912 Sun Precision. An extended crankcase stud with banjo connection and non-return valve allows the excess oil from the timing case to be drawn back into the crankcase on the piston up stroke.

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Submitted by dan_field on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 - 01:02

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I don't think it should drip all the time, have you checked behind the timing cover for the usual culprits?!

dan

Submitted by george_phillips on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 - 01:03

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Neater - but dearer, Ian. Very clever. Not convinced it drips all the time, Dan. But certainly when I stop there's always a few drips. Just enough to mess the garage floor, or the drive, or someone else's drive etc. Not sure what the usual culprits are. George

Submitted by neil_wyatt on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 - 01:04

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My big bore ES2 (59-63 engine) lost quite a bit of oil through this drain during the very long bedding in process. Once everything, including carburration, dirty oil and smoking had settled down; it stopped dripping and not done so since!

Hope this helps.

Submitted by george_phillips on Wednesday, 10 August, 2016 - 01:00

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Thanks Neil. I suppose when I find the drop pot empty it's oither stopped dripping or it's run out of oil!George

Submitted by george_phillips on Thursday, 18 August, 2016 - 01:00

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Many thanks Dan. I remember now! STML - short term memory loss! I'm saving all these jobs up for winter. G

 



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