Hi from France Near Versailles

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:18 pm

Dear All,
I have been dreaming & reading & rarely seeing ETYPES in Fr but its always been my all time best. I purchased in January a S1 1964 4.2 & have posted part of the restoration file & some pictures. I did not take delivery yet as I had purchased new bumpers, mirrors, & some finishing items. The only reason I did not pick up yet is a oil leak from gage dripping on the Exhaust which is bothering me & no one here knows how to fix. I contacted the previous owner in the UK by mail but wont answer at all which is not so fair or stylish for a E Type owner.
Anyway My Wife nearly Divorced when i emtied a Bank account but should be ok now. Been waiting along time, we only live once, must be much cheaper than a French Maitrresse.
Paul Morris

frogeater · Post by **frogeater** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:19 am

PAUL MORRIS wrote: must be much cheaper than a French Maitrresse.

Hello Paul,
Perhaps, do you mean a "danseuse" :)
I'm french too, and I live in Paris. I like the car you will have (serie1, fhc, dark blue) and I'm having a restoration of an etype which will look like yours (less originality).
I hope you will find the solution for your engine (VSE is a well known society for many years).

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:42 am

paul : I am a little puzzled about your oil leak. Any gauge connections should be from the right hand side of the engine ( and unless you have a mechanical gauge there are no pipes to leak) . The exhaust is on the Left side, and the commonest sources of oil onto the exhaust are leaks from the left hand cam cover or its nuts, and from the thin pipe at the rear of the engine which carries oil to the back of the camshafts . The connections on this pipe at the top are difficult to seal and require the proper copper washers

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:14 pm

Dear Christopher,
Maybe I explained wrong as I was just informed by Tel. The leak comes the metal gage that you take out to check the Oil Level. I forgot the word
in English.
Thks for your care

Post by **1954Etype** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:44 pm

PAUL MORRIS wrote:Dear Christopher,
Maybe I explained wrong as I was just informed by Tel. The leak comes the metal gage that you take out to check the Oil Level. I forgot the word
in English.
Thks for your care

Paul, if it is coming from the dip stick hole, it should be very easy to fix.

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:53 pm

Thks for the Reply, I will see how they are doing tomorrow.
If you were to do a full service after the summer wheres best to go
VSE or Watjag etc. The French Garage specialised in Jaguar sales since
29 years is www.classic.fr.

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:54 pm

Sorry its www.classiccar.fr

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:58 pm

Maybe this Picture is better

http://webmycar.com/zonecar/webacar.nsf ... 3%20cc.JPG

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:59 pm

Latest Inside View with New Leather done in Fr

http://webmycar.com/zonecar/webacar.nsf ... 1%20cc.JPG

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:23 am

Paul : the word is dipstick. If you are getting oil blown out of the hole, then it suggests that you are getting pressure in the crankcase. I notice from your photograph that the breather tube goes not to the air intake but to a catch tank on the right hand side . If you are getting oil out of the dipstick hole, but NOT oil to the catch tank, then it suggests the breather is blocked. This certainly would contribute to blowing oil out of the dipstick hole . If you disconnect the breather tube at the front of the engine camshaft banks , then with the engine running you should be able to detect a small amount of airflow out from the breather aperture on the engine

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:22 am

Dear Christopher,
Thks for your kind support & reply, I have forwaded it to the garage. Is it a serious issue or just a needs Cleening or something ?

I got a note from watjag which is not so good as below !

Dear M Morris,

Thank you for your mail.

We had this car in the workshop last August for one day only to try to cure poor engine performance & only a very small amount of work was allowed by the customer.
I have only very limited notes from that job. The engine was not well built & should have had a lot more work, but as I remember the customer did not want to spend any more money on the car.

Kind Regards

Derek Watson

WATJAG LTD

T/A Derek Watson
Independent Jaguar Specialists

Post by **1954Etype** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:32 am

Paul,

you need to get the following answers:

1. Who built the engine (VSE?)
2. How many miles has it done since rebuild?
3. How long ago?

If it was VSE and there is a fault, give them a call and they will help.

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:55 pm

PAUL MORRIS wrote:Dear Christopher,
Is it a serious issue or just a needs Cleening or something ?

I got a note from watjag which is not so good as below !

Paul : it is not a very usual problem on Jaguars . One of the first things I would check is the oil level. It is not uncommon for the dipstick to get bent inside the engine as a result of hitting the oil trays inside the sump. The dipstick then shows an oil level much lower than actually is the case, and the result is that unwary garages may overfill the engine by an enormous amount. If the oil is drained and the engine refilled, it should take no more than 14.5 imperial pints / 8.5 litres of oil to reach the full mark on the dipstick

The other thing to check is that the vent at the front of the engine is clear and that the breather tube is not collapsed

If those features are satisfactory, then it is possibly more serious, such as broken piston rings, but try and eliminate the simple ( and cheap) causes first

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:39 am

Dear Christopher,
Thks so much for your reply, I have so much to learn from specialists & enthusiasts like you. I suppose everything can be fixed & when I tested the car all cages were perfect 40 PSI etc & really drove well. The VSE Rebuild was in 2004 but I have no evidence on the Miles since but the owner said very few. It seems looking at the Restoration file maybe the car was not on the Road before 2008. I Shall keep you posted but diffcult
to change my situation as I have already paid for the car.
Paul

Antoun · Post by **Antoun** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:51 pm

Hello Paul,

you are not living fare away from me. I hope everything will be ok for your E-Type as soon as possible.

If you want one day to talk in front of a drink, it will be a pleasure...

PAUL MORRIS · Post by **PAUL MORRIS** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:53 pm

HI, nice to hear from you, I took the car out for a Hour Sunday morning to Thoiry & back. Cant go much further as Alternator & electrics are dead. I hope to fix next week soon. Where do you drive to, Going to Monthlery, or Classic Days, or Essen, A drink & drive no problem. Les Deux Magot I meet up some times or Poissy Jag meet. I want to try Maison Laffitte too & Vincennes. Cant over do it as my Wife will kill me. Send a picture of the FHC. Where did you buy it ?

Antoun · Post by **Antoun** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:09 pm

Hi Paul,

I have written a topic to present myself, with some pics:

http://www.etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2189

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