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LUBRICATION
p
NOTE.-It Is
_,tial
tbat
oaly
Hypo" oO
be -.I
iJI
tlw
rHr axle. (See
,.ge
P.7.)
CARBUR.ETI'ER
DAMPERS
(D)
Unscrew
the
oil
cap
attbe
top of each
suction chamber,
pour in a small quantity
of
thin engine oil, and replace
the caps. Under no circumstances should a
heavy-bodied
lubricant
be used. Failure
to
lubricate
the
piston
dampers
will cause the
pistons
to
flutter and
reduce acceleration.
An
oil
indicated under
Ref.
D
(page
P.7)
should be
used.
HAND BRAKE
CABLE
(C)
The gn:ase nipple on
tbe
hand brake
cable should
be
gi\'en
three
or
four
strokes
with a grease
gun
filled with
grease
to Ref. C
(page
P.7).
Section
P
.3
3,000
MILES (4800 Km.) SERVICE
Carry out
the
instructions
detailed
in
Section P.2,
except those under
'ENGINE'
(Section
P.l),
and eon·
tinue with the following.
ENGINE
OIL CHANGE
(A)
Drain
the
oil from
the engine
sump
after 3.000 miles
(4800
km.). The
dra.
i n plug is on the right-hand
side
of
Fig.
P.4
Add
a
small quantity
of thin engiM
oil to the
carburettrr
dampen
MGA
(Twin
C'oml.
b
.
• U<
~
.
3240~
Fig.
1'.5
T1rr hand bralu
coble
grease
nipple
the
sump and
should be
removed after
a journey while
the oil is still warm and
will
drain
easily.
AIR
CLEANERS
{A)
Wash
the
filter
elements in petrol and
allow
to
dry.
Re-oil the
elements
with S.A.E.
20
engine oil
and
allow
to
drain before reassembling.
It is only
necessary
to withdraw
the
two
hexagon·
headed screws and
lift off'
the
outer cover
to release each
corrupted element.
•
Fig.
P.6
The
engiM mmp
dral11
plux
is
011
the
right-hand
side
P.3
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