MG TA water pump lubricant

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MG TA water pump lubricant

Post by martinjames » Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:24 pm

On the MPJG engine water pump is a brass capfiller with a flip cap. What goes in here and when?

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Re: MG TA water pump lubricant

Post by Steve Simmons » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:16 am

It sounds like you have a later engine with the oiler. The factory specifies engine oil for this location. The earlier ones used Duckham's H.B.B. grease.
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