Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks all, Looks like I'm getting the spanners out again ! At the moment It seems to me like the oil pump is the culprit due to the change in symptoms when the car is left for a day or two. As Les said though I was just hoping someone may come up with something daft that I'd not thought of. I'll st...

Thanks Phil, Everything you say makes absolute sense and I agree - TBH I had assumed the engine needs to come out for inspection and refurb already - I was just hoping against hope that there may be another explanation as I know how fiddly getting the sump off can be on axle stands ! I'll probably d...

Hi Oliver, Thanks for the reply.. When I've done the oil pump prime rigmarole it sounds OK and engine seems to run A1. I've though of doing the prime process, getting the engine up to temp and then running at high revs to listen for bearing knock but to be hones I'm not sure at what point the sound ...

Hi and happy New Year to all for next week. I'm just posting in the hope someone may have some better ideas than me before I take my engine to bits.. Car is a 1098 with mildly modified engine built by Geoff at Autosprint in Birmingham a few years ago but used only very moderately since. Flowed head,...