> > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/06/09 Thu AM 11:51:57 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: This morning's shoot > > mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >You are right about the mini (all of them) having a particularly stupid > >method of lubrication. This was continued on all FWD BMC cars. What it > >meant was that neither the gearbox or the engine were lubricated correctly > >(or, rather, were supplied with the correct type of lubricant in the case > >of the gearbox) and, if anything went wrong, both of them got knackered. > >It was purely a procution engineering decision - cheaper to make it like > >that. Yet they ran for considerable mileages in some cases. And > > money was still lost on most of them..... > > Interesting. Of course, almost all motorcycle engines are built this > way, with the engine oil serving as gearbox lubricant. In fact, in > bikes, the same oil lubricates the wet clutch. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com
Are you sure about that? I know it started to happen with most of the Japanese manufacturers but was under the impression that they stopped due to excessive wear. Or excessive servicing costs. Oil changes every 2000 miles, with complete set of filters can add up sharpish. But, then, many (most) machines do very low mileage these days. Must check. mike ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
