18 month long warranty claim, what the HELL is going on?

[@daveadams5991]

When the engine is returned to you check that it is the one you had originally.

[@zzhughesd]

Yup. People , obviously , try anything on. It’s human spirit to take the piss and never be the party at fault. Watch everything the buyer does. Buyer liar

[@damianbutterworth2434]

I worked in a scrap yard and the old man made us paint a mark on bits with a special mix of paint. I guess you could of gone to BnQ`s and got a match if you wanted to rip him off. :) :)

[@jamesdungan6198]

They have that many of their engines return they can't keep up with that lol

[@TheMadManPlace]

Back in the day it was VERY unusual to find a British motor, be it a car or bike, that did not leak at least 1 sort of fluid. It was sort of a requirement back then.

[@davyhill23]

I owned Triumph GT6's, they just marking their spot

[@grahamc887]

You’re fighting a loosing battle trying to seal these old BMC engines they all leak oil, it stopped the rust in the engine bay. I see “technicians” now a days in polo shirts and shorts and the look reasonable clean, mechanics working on these motors worn boiler suits saturated in oil from the week’s work. BTW the bypass hose from the head to the water pump is a notorious leak,check the fitting into the head it might have eaten away.

[@andyday4535]

I worked on A and B series engines in the 60s, they always pissed fluids! It's par for the course, I think concours owners today have unreal expectations.

[@GARDENER42]

Depends on where they're leaking from - rocker cover leak is invariably operator/mechanic error.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

You'll find plenty of aerosol cans of brake cleaner at the show-n-shine meets ;-)

[@jamesplotkin4674]

I'd have a look at the turbo oil return line. If it's restricted, or fully blocked, no number of new cartridges will stop the oil consumption.

[@madeljacky]

Regarding the Cosworth engine I've said it before but its easier for a real mechanic to diagnose engine problems with it running in the car than it is by taking it apart, bit of money involved but a dyno where you can run an engine would be a big help in finding problems, the engine only smokes when its running, it doesn't smoke when its out of the car and took apart.

[@redchemicalsltd2324]

100% agree, A running engine with a hard to diagnose, unusual issue, requires an experienced engine Technician & dyno to efficiently & accurately fault find....Definitely do not strip it to bits & then get every Tom, Dick, & Harry's, vague opinion on 'guess diagnostics'....😮 Somebody with the equivalent calibre of Ricky @ RE Performance, who does know his stuff👍... Basic internal combustion engine principles are the same for all manufacturers & the control of not burning/using excessive oil is a basic fundamental design requirement.

[@ronald1968]

When you get the cossie lump back video the unwrapping and inspection process non stop... so you can confirm it's the engine you did and what you find.... not necessarily for public viewing, but in case it ends up in court.....

[@-EC002-]

Passed my test in 71 in a Post office Morris Minor van! Drove one of them for many years, got a bit of a soft spot for them as you can imagine.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

In a previous video, you said you were down in the dumps, Lee. You seem much better today. Cheers!

[@jimamizzi1]

When you inspect the engine have the customer with you so he can see for himself the condition of the engine.

[@metalworker007]

Bipass hose - youve fitted a cheapo concertina thin walled one, these were only meant as a repair to get you by , to avoid taking the head off and fitting the proper strait one, so that is stop gap repair hose.

[@GARDENER42]

Yep. Definitely not what to use if you've the head off for any reason & something which is fairly short lived compared to the required hose. If the head's off, use the thick walled hose.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

@@GARDENER42 And new nipples, too. The corrosion will make you do the work twice.

[@ashskyline32]

I've never known a classic not to leak any fluids they came from the factory like it 😂 self lubricating floor pans

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

❤😂😂😊

[@chartersclose]

water leak on the Moggy is by pass hose try doing them on a mini 850 or 1000 absolute bar steward

[@66marlinmike]

Barked knuckles and screwdriver gouges, as you say a nightmare in a mini.

[@fredsmith6725]

Those coolant bypass aftermarket hoses can suspect; they often balloon when heated up. If you can get an original solid type hose, then use that.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

Not to mention the nipples tend to be so corroded, no amount of tightness will stop a leak.

[@Ibigstyle]

We used to cut away the inside edge of the proper bypass hose like a countersunk hole. Then heat it up in boiling water, bend it in half lengthwise, and using a smear of washing up liquid as a lubricant you can just fit the hose by putting each end on at the same time. And don’t forget to have the jubilee clips ready, either already on the hose or undo the clip and wrap it round the hose after fitting the hose. After doing it half a dozen times you will get good at it. Prepare for a bit of cursing etc.

[@davidbillington9654]

I posted previously on the video where you were putting the 1098 with 1275 head together and it looked like you still had pitting or discolouration at the back of the block where the small bore head has a coolant passage resulting in corrosion where the large bore fire ring sits at its edge. I did this conversion over 35 years ago and that pitted area while not large resulted in the coolant system becoming pressurised as the fire ring wasn't sealing properly at that point. I ended up laying a small bead of weld with a high nickel rod for cast iron where the fire ring would be and dressed it back carefully in situ in the car and that sorted the problem with no more pressurisation while that engine stayed in use.

[@daveboscher1047]

Lee, I am a 71 year retired mechanic and worked on so many A Series engines but what I never did was to put a 1293cc head on a 850cc, 1,000 1,100 because of the extra stud configuration on the 1293! Not convinced this head belongs on this block. Regarding the 2 side covers oil leaking all we had was cork gaskets changed every 20,000. That the day when they made things to last. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

[@robjmorse]

The first 1071 Cooper S big block, has a shorter stroke but a larger bore than the 850cc, 1,000 1,100, the same big block fitter to the 1275 Cooper S.

[@davidbillington9654]

Most 1275 heads had the same 9 stud configuration as the smaller engine heads so drop straight on, only some higher performance 1275 variants had the extra 2 studs but they still go on.

[@rogerbond7811]

When that Morris Minor was built it was the days when you checked oil, water, the battery and tyres weekly with new cars in the showrooms having drop trays under them. He is expecting it to be better than when it rolled off the production line. Them days the concertina bypass hoses were in the accessory shops on cards of like twelve. That was the standard then.

[@tomrayborn6558]

Most modern cars have a sealant added to coolant at factory fill .GM requires seal tablets be added when coolant is replaced.

[@andyclears8593]

I know it's a lot of money but would having a dyno room stop some of these problems

[@Google_Is_Evil]

That cossie sounds like either PCV or rings/bores buggered by overfueling. It's a pity that 1: it's already torn apart. 2: The customer doesn't live local so it would be easier for you got have a garage you trust have a look at it before it got torn apart. These are hard to deal with regardless. Either you tell the customer that it's not your problem and you get a horrible review and potential court action, or you find some sort of way to deal with it, costing you at least worries and wasted time and potentially money to get it rectified. It might be worth coming up with some standard procedures and possibly some friendly workshops spread around that you know you can trust to do a proper diagnosis before the whole thing gets torn apart and you have no way of knowing what the root cause ever was or even worse, what is actually wrong. This might not have been something to think about in the past, but with you now serving all of the UK and even abroad, you may need to formalize this a bit and have some buddies spread around to help you deal with warranties.

[@2321brendan]

Yeh. Might have been worth getting oil analysis for fuel in oil and checking spark plug colour. Washing the bores of oil seems possible . An engine running stand would be a good investment . Some tuners(Im assuming efi) can tune excess fuel at high boost/rpm

[@stevem7868-y4l]

I suspect the returned cossie, has been running on Synthetic oil, so has never run in properly

[@jamesplotkin4674]

It's when they don't leak is when you need to worry and top-up ;-)

[@GARDENER42]

Kyle's engine; porous head casting, overfuelling causing ring/bore wear?

[@michaelthompson6885]

Woah!! dont put a 1275 head on an 850 block ever.

[@laser-sj]

On that cossie, bet its the turbo... or the oil feed to the turbo doesnt have a restrictor... 😉

[@TwinEngineCorsa]

Just to give you information Oldham Engines Tom is my best mate and he builds an machines all my engines and aswell as does a lot of the FWD Drag engine, many making 700hp plus upto 1000hp. I can assure you he knows more than he lets on as he doesn’t like to advertise this. I can assure you although he will say he’s a run of the mill engine machine shop. He is far from this and know ALOT more than you would guess. 👍

[@TwinEngineCorsa]

Also to add, if you want an unbiased opinion from someone you know personally and trust. Go and ask the guys at Ultra Parts who are around the corner from you what Oldham Engine are like. 👍

[@bobuncle8704]

Make sure you’re getting the correct engine back something smells 🐟

[@Crabneedspony]

Have you had the engine oil checked for contamination, are they using the correct oil spec, correct filter, ignition timing correct ?

[@adrianpitt4211]

The bypass can be blocked off, you put in a lower thermostat in and drill a hole in the thermostat or two to allow water flow. Had the same problem on my 1275 GT.

[@philipslater9450]

Hi Lee and Issac. It would be good to see the transit wet belt engine stripped if that's possible.

[@The-Mattman]

When i built my cosworth engine, i had a similar problem, would smoke loads on idle, pulling away then was fine when driving, then smokes again on idle. Went through all the checks,had turbo rebuilt, still the same. To me was pointing toward valve guides, but these were all replaced. (was by Burton Power back in the 90s). Anyway after a few thousand miles i took the head off, pulled all the valves, i had a suspicion it could be the seals, When looking at them with magnifying glass still attached/pushed on, i could see a few of them were very slightly distorted, ie not round where the valve passes through. Turned out was my fault all along. I had used a socket that looked like it fitted perfectly on the rim of the seal,(the metal part), the socket had kinda rounded in the top of the seal slightly oval. When was talking to a few cossie engine builders at the time ,this is what they suggested i used to fit them. Clearly not a good idea, anyhow replaced all with new seals using proper tool, good as new to this day. Just to add, its a different bottom end now, still same head. Built a new studded bottom end in the time between.

[@tonybaron5908]

Re the leaky A Series, in days of yore it was quite usual for car showrooms to have a drip tray under every shiny vehicle, new or used. Also those bypass pipes were a nightmare for many an owner.

[@MegaReddevil71]

I think you should stamp your engines with a number to make sure if a waranty claim its actually one u have built and the a series oil leak if it isnt leaking theres no oil in it tappets chest covers always weep a bit of oil

[@ghollidge]

You'll find out what a wet belt damage can do when your van final pops.

[@fatwalletboy2]

I didnt hear him mention his van.

[@nevsmate8663]

can look at Kyle's engine while still in the car, might help with diagnosis (saves on others relaying their thoughts)?

[@charlesgraham9954]

do u write down the block and head serial numbers when u do a rebuild? so people can't use a different block or head(s) to try to deceive u? i can't remember if u say u do write those numbers down. good video mates like always, look forwards for the next one.

[@littco]

Bet it's the turbo.

[@shaunpowell7513]

Bypass hose is notorious

[@dennisreid4428]

Lee I'm about 2 miles away from Oldham engines. My mate worked for them, get um in and shift um fast. I've met the owner, low wages for quick jobs. He going to get stung and it'll come back on you

[@Bristolcentaurus]

job traceability - do you put the job number on the block and/or heads and the engine number on the job card? can you trace what you've done? it sounds to me that the cossie needs to go on a dyno and an afr up the exhaust and a dump of the map - per the comments below - is it fuelling up? also piston ring grove depths particularly scraper ring depths - are the scrapers actually engaging the cylinder wall ? also if bore finish is suspected do you need to look at your final honing grit size and do you need to check the hone profile before the job goes out the door? do you need one of these (or some thing like it)? SURFACE ROUGHNESS GAUGE: MITUTOYO SURFTEST SJ-210 - you can then monitor bore finish and know exactly where it's at! and if that goes on the job card then its difficult to complain and it then directs attention to things like the map and injection profile

[@peterknight4692]

A1275 head on a 1098 but still using standard carb and manifolds... smh

[@-doggy-6670]

Cor blimey,been watching the channel for 2 years or more....just sussed that you work on the old vw site....worked there for a while in late nineties 👍

[@alangillard7026]

If you machine pockets out of top of cylinders to allow for valves on the morris 1000 do you have to alter head gasket to suit or am I missing something??

[@phenogen8125]

What engine oil was used? I think that has relevance.

[@deancooper7952]

If I were you , I would mark or letter stamp an engine worked on by yourselves , stamp a mark in an inconspicuous spot ,you would be amazed how the mark vanishes .

[@LeslieFry-m6e]

Have you checked the mixture i used to rebuild engines and most of the problems I found were over fueling running to rich and c Over fueling causing the piston rings to wear out you need to get your self a Co machine

[@tractorhead971]

Yo-yo? You mean boomerang 🪃

[@briannareid9423]

Turbo oil feed needs a restricte on it to much oil going onto the turbo causes lots of smoke and oil consumption

[@johnbaron5871]

When I worked for T.D. Tuning in Manchester (30 years ago, OMG!) Oldham Engines did all our cylinder head work. Thank you for the reminder. Happy days...

[@davidwatson4966]

Sorry but old A series engine,s are never fluid tight for long

[@jamesdungan6198]

Can't say I've ever seen u show how you hone an engine, is it up to standard for rings of the modern era? Most of your other stuff looks like it's done Fred Flinstones engines

[@damianbutterworth2434]

It annoys me that Cosworth`s are worth a fortune and I have an Alternator off one that you can get off EBay for £50 new. Sods law. :)

[@darrenmclaughlin5460]

Society these days ……. Entitled- if you gave them lifetime warranty they would send their grandchildren in 60years from now wanting you to fix it

[@adey4000]

Top vid lads

[@STANLIZ4]

fitting non standard parts creating gaskets issues = problem = yours! Drove this model in the day, increasing power without up grading brakes not clever and the handling!! Danger manmade!

[@richardhartley1705]

👍

[@brianhannan2872]

Cork gaskets better than rubber on A and B series engines.

[@josephlawless6013]

What ever happened to the Volvo warranty claim where it was loosing water by the liter per second. One other thing I noticed another you tube shop does is to stamp the work order number into the block. Don’t stamp it in a very conspicuous spot but somewhere most people will not notice. That way you can verify it’s the same block if it comes back.

[@davidrogerbinnyi2573]

Cornish registration car .

[@havarbeknutsen2428]

did you gave silikon on the copper head gasket, around the coolen port?

[@lynjames4306]

Why have all that work done too the cylinder head Block, and Retain the 1/14 Su carb !!! 🙈 😂

[@gazza116]

if its english and its not leaking something its empty.

[@audreyleithes2994]

That A series hasnt got a 1275 head

[@davidbillington9654]

Its a late 1275 head because of the features at the top front of the head.