daverclasper Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Hi. If a cylinder is starting to burn oil, could it/does it, look like a sheen, all over the business end of the plug, please?. Thanks, Dave Edited March 31, 2019 by daverclasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Tends to be black and oily. A clean burning plug should be brown/grey in colour (depending exactly on the fuel I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 This might help Dave? Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted March 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks. The other plugs are quite sooty black, though dry, which is usual for this car when driving in Bristol. No 2 cylinder is also quite dark/black, though looks damp/shiny. Thought it maybe some unburnt petrol, mixing with the soot, though can't smell any petrol. cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6M Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Dave, next time in yer car, get it warm,ish, use 3 rd, foot ont brake an foot flat t,the floor around abouts 3-3500 RPMS, hold it there for a while, or fin a bigg hill, and doo same, a few times/ this,l build some pressure up int cyles, and get gasses b,hint the rings, idea is t,get the rings t,get pushed into bore, and maybe burn off some glaze. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 translated thats drive it like you stole it ... no not really but ...... yes make it work for its living for periods of use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Thanks. I am rather a tootler. 3 and 1/2 thousand is prob the highest I go and that not very often. Will give it a go. Did a comp test a few months back and all between 190-200. (200 was the suspect cylinder), so hoping nothing too bad!. cheers, dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 you can tootle a triumph .........most give it some whelly Ha ! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) Gave it a bit more stick going to and back from "Twiddle Day". 4000 rpm in 3rd, up motorway inclines and even up to 5000 accelerating in 3rd (when you overtook me Pete I WAS tootling, though ONLY because, trying to glance at map, as thought I was bit lost. Ha. Anyway. Suspect plug was clean and healthy looking when got home and car felt crisper and pulling better. Wow, anyone can feel like there driving a Ferrari, after a good old fashioned, "Italian tune up". Dave Edited April 8, 2019 by daverclasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Pleased the smiles back Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Well. All optimistic like , I checked no 2 plug after some miles tootling about. It's damp and sheeney again. Can only think it's oil, though am I being too anal about this anyway. as long as it keeps running pretty good ?. Thanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Question is, how much oil is it actually using? If its not much or at least reasonable, don't worry too much would be my view. Sort it when you need to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Well it was nice and even on twiddle day, and she had a good run to get there and oil,consumption for warranty was something pretty horrific Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Thanks. It's always used a bit of oil, maybe on average a pint every 1,000 miles. Never showed on the plugs though, so was only wondering and curious what this recent development might be and getting a bit paranoid as usual for me. I'll stop worrying, hopefully!. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Caswell Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Wait till the level gets near to the lower mark before topping up and even then don't keep filling it up to the max mark. You may find the level settles out somewhere in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, daverclasper said: Thanks. It's always used a bit of oil, maybe on average a pint every 1,000 miles. The warranty figure was almost triple that, so I'd say your engine's probably OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 The Standard Triumph oil consumption figure was between 600 and 1000 miles to the pint. So I don't believe you have a problem with burning oil. It sounds like short cold run are the cause. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6M Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 +1 t,above plus yer oil maybe past it !! I noticed on my olde engine, when new oil was put in, it did,nt smake as much and did,nt pink at certain revs after about 1000 miles,ish, it started t,pink an smoke wot yer running as oil, and hoo olde is it M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Classic, heritage 20/50. Been in about 6 months and 1500 miles, though quite a bit of that in the city. That's usual driving conditions for me and in the past I have only changed it yearly, at about 3000 miles and that was Wilko classic (Always had good oil pressure that never altered between oil changes). Now I understand it's best to change every 6 months. Will do it soon. Dave Edited April 17, 2019 by daverclasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hi, If your engine is "OK". If you do not drive for long periods at high RPM & a lot of cold starts; What about changing your plugs to hotter ones? Plugs will be cleaner & you could be happy? Cheers, Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Most Oil will cover 3k per year with ease, changing every 6mnth 1500mls is not needed Think you need to drive it and stop sleepless worrying Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Cheers folks. I was surprised at 6 months Pete as seems overkill, though as the Haynes said that, thought maybe I ought to. Dave Edited April 18, 2019 by daverclasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 To support Pete's feedback. I bought two new Triumphs, one in the 1960's and one in the 1970's, and fitted oil pressure gauges to both. The oil pressure was fine up to 3k miles. Then after this it started to reduce. I am told the cause is the multigrade oil starts to come apart. The engine in the 1970's car, a Toledo, did 125k miles before it needed a rebuild. They were every day cars and as I now lay my Triumphs up over winter, though the mileage is far less than 3k, I do change the oil every year. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 I read the other day the average annual mileage for classic cars is 900 so its ironic that we worry so much about engine longevity when even a life of only 30k miles equates in many cases to over 30 years motoring🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Some of us do 10x the average mileage, or more. That makes things even worse, many cars do barely any miles. Such a shame. More money spent on polish than petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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