Disappointing Macadoodle ...Well, the metre long tube high up behind rear bumper with the original ball valve breather removed (and a plug with a 1mm hole in it's place) idea hasn't cured the leak either.
The shiny stains creeping all along the outside of the bumper are getting embarrassing, looks like the local tom cats have been busy on it.
Really amazed by how much oil this thing can push out, and how far.
Have ordered an alloy fuel filter housing to try in- line on the pipe, maybe the wide spot will drop the speed and pressure enough to allow the oil to collect there .
Beyond that, I'm planning trying to use the side mounted oil filler as the breather to see if a different location can cure it.
It's a big bugger though, M16. Available, bolts seem to be 8.8 tensile or above and tricky to drill a clean hole through, nylon ones are available but usually the wrong threat pitch.
Oh well fingers crossed that the physics are in my favour and the bottle works, must go and wash my bumper
Hi Ayoll and leeP, you where both correct in pointing out about MGs accreditation To the ombudsman’s service, I have manage to get in touch with them again this morning and they have confirmed that MG motors UK are, now on their services accreditation listing but only very recently and confirmed I had been wrongly informed.
It's possible I guess. When you consider the total volume of this box and the fact it only seems to get to 30 degrees above ambient temp, the pressure from expansion must be very low, hence I thought 1mm might be ok.
Ooh, that's interesting. When you say "solid with oil" do you mean its a clearly visible oil film or that the tube is full at the low point, like a sink trap? If it is indeed full then there's no way that is mist or foam but is definitely fling from the gears...breather is in The Wrong Place (tm).A vid would be the way to go, just really difficult to find a good location and secure fixing .
Short vertical tube didn't retain visible oil but the metre long one does. It has an unavoidable low spot where it dips down under a structural member before going up high behind the back bumper.
This low spot is solid with oil over several cm, like a sink or basin trap really, but a subtle curve rather than a 'u'.
The behind bumper idea might never work because of this trap effect
Yes, full like a sink trap over a few cm. So it will be holding a vacuum on the gearbox side of this 'blockage' which is probably counterproductive.
Be fine, a car salesman will pass it off as a 'unique feature'Can't wait for an internal oil fountain in my boot
Well, that is indeed interesting. That's far too much to be a bit of foam and/or mist collecting but definitely looks like the unit is expelling liquid. It's weird because the unit I tested didn't do that.
You could burn it off like they do on oil rigs.Can't wait for an internal oil fountain in my boot
Turn your car into James Bond's Aston Martin
The problem with that is you can’t stop it coming out.
This over 2500 post thread, has covered your points at some stage but it’s now that long it enviably starts to repeat itself.
Yes. It is a mess. It would REALLY help if MG got their act together, recalled all the cars that could be affected, produced a definitive fix and told us why some leak and some don't.
I agree but looking back on these 2500+ Posts a lot are done by the same posters either repeating themselves are adding comment to emphasise their kicking of the MG brand or support.
Probably because I filled the box to 900ml. My box ceased to leak at the 600ml point with the original breather.
