Oil Pressure Hose
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:12 am
Some advice please from you learned Rover people. My 1947 (16) P2 has suffered a cracked oil pressure hose at the guage end you can imagine the catastrophe of engine oil everywhere before engine shut down. I am currently removing the old “Flexi type hose from the engine and I notice after removal of the hose a fitting from the engine block there remains in the engine block the feed nipple for want of a better term. There has always been a very minor leakage there.I notice there is a nut of sort but it has little metal showing to affix a scanner to. I would like to somehow unscrew this part so as to put some tape on the internal fitting to stop the minor seepage. Any advice re removing this would be appreciated. I’m probably showing my ignorance or lack of experience so hope my description is decipherable.
I’m now tackling the removal of the hose from the guage end. I have removed the Speedo to get in behind the guage, no mean feet and a lot of skin. It has been suggested to me to replace the hose with a length of copper tube appropriately connected. Any thoughts. Mike Coudrey has a replacement hose, But the copper tubing sounds a bit more durable.
Many thanks
Mike P2 47 (16)
I’m now tackling the removal of the hose from the guage end. I have removed the Speedo to get in behind the guage, no mean feet and a lot of skin. It has been suggested to me to replace the hose with a length of copper tube appropriately connected. Any thoughts. Mike Coudrey has a replacement hose, But the copper tubing sounds a bit more durable.
Many thanks
Mike P2 47 (16)