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MG TD TF 1500 - Help - Rear Seal Article

Recently I saw an article about drilling an oil relief hole in what I believe was the rear cap. There was a write up and a diagram.
Unfortunately I did not bookmark it.
Can someone assist this feeble memory member of the BBS????
I am about to pull the engine and would like to review this area again.
Thanks,
Mort

Mort 50 TD

Google "drilling an oil relief hole in mg" and you will see several hits.
efh Haskell

Ed,
I tried it and several variations, but found nothing. If you or anyone can locate an article please post the link here.
Thanks,
Mort
Mort 50 TD

I didn't see the article Mort, but I remember reading where it was suggested that the drain pipe on the rear cap be but off to allow the oil to drain back into the sump. The theory being that the oil would back up and some would seep out the rear of the scroll when the engine was shut down. I seem to recall also that it was recommended that either a drain hole be drilled or a "V" notch be done on the inside of the front of the sump when installing a lip seal to allow the pooled oil to drain back to the sump.
MG LaVerne


Mort:
You might try this source.
Its primarily for an MGA but the data might be useful on the XPAG


http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/en1.htm

Particularly CS-XXX


Some examples

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/care/csm/mg229.pdf

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/care/csm/mg212.pdf

Also:

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/of1.htm

might be of some use.

Jim B.
JA Benjamin

http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/imgytr/oilleaks.shtml

might be of interest?
mog

You may be thinking of the lip seal modification, which requires drilling a hole in the rear main cap to allow oil out of the seal area.
Steve Simmons

Thank you gentlemen, This is the article I had remembered. It was for an MGA but I will look closely at this area when I open the engine.
Mort


http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs202d.htm
Mort 50 TD

Mort, I believe that your engine is still an XPAG. Right? This article refers to the engine of an MGA. I'm not sure that this is applicable. But, I could well be wrong. Bud
Bud Krueger

Yes Bud mine is the original XPAG. As I mentioned above I knew it was for an MGA but there was some good information there.
Mort
Mort 50 TD

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