Well, the engine on the Alvis is now stripped down to its component parts. It is extremely poor and we suspect that someone has used modern-type oil in this vintage engine. It is so important to use the correct oil - all the moving parts in this engine have deep scores caused by carbon embedding itself into the soft bearing material and wearing away at the hard metal surfaces.
The waterways were also totally choked up with corrosion and debris so that the engine had been running quite hot.
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| Engine just as it has come out of the car |
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| Corrosion and silt blocking the waterways |
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| Timing chain tensioner right out on its maximum setting |
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| Crankshaft before removal |
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| Oil pump shaft showing scores due to carbon embedded in casing |
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