From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Investigation into high oil consumption on a 20/25 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\3\ scan0055 | |
| Date | 8th June 1936 | |
| X1220 W/S - Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} c.to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c.to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c.to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/KW.8.6.36. 20/25 HP. Oil Consumption. With reference to Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}5/KW.5.6.36. This matter is of considerable interest to us, as we have for some time past been wanting to get first-hand information of a car suffering from high oil consumption. In order to give us some data to work on, will you please keep a record of the oil consumption over the next three or four weeks' running, so that we can see whether it is getting better or worse. In the meantime we are preparing some special piston rings which we propose to fit if the trouble persists. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||