The 'E' Type Forum

Good morning
What is the recommended engine oil for a 3L8 XKE. I use mineral 20W50 but do you have a recommended brand? the prices for the same volume are sometimes simple to double
Thanks a lot
marc

Hello After dismantling the electronic ignition it turned out that it must have been of Chinese quality... !!!!with a friction of the finger which had damaged the part. After replacement with a new electronic ignition using a quality part, everything works well again. Thanks a lot for your help have...

after multiple checks my ignition coil only provides 4500
volts is this enough to ensure correct ignition, it doesn't seem like much to me ?

DWW wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:46 pm

Did you check the oil in the SU damping pistons.

excellent idea, thank you :)

Although this is not related to the tuning problem you are experiencing, and I agree you are probably lean, I am concerned about the running in advice you have been given. By 500ks I would happily be taking the car past 4500rpm. Limiting it to 2500 at that speed will interfere with the rings beddin...

Thank you so much, first step for me is testing the choke some seconds to improve the situation.
A bientot ;)

Hello everyone Thank you for welcoming me into your community. I live in the southwest of France near Bordeaux. After discovering the world of vintage cars for 6 years with an MGA 1600 mk2 roadster 1959, I sold it to acquire a wreck of a 1963 E-type 3.8. After 10 years since the acquisition and coun...

Hello, After a complete restoration of my E TYPE 3L8, I am running in at 2500 rpm and I have only driven 500KM. For some time now, if I accelerate frankly, I have holes in acceleration with explosion noises and the car stutters, if I accelerate very gradually these manifestations are rarer. What sho...