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).
Comparison of oils and fluid capacities for various components of the Phantom II and Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0094 | |
| Date | 12th February 1936 | |
| To By/Cgh.{W Clough} X1231 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}3/KW.12.2.36. Phantom III Chassis - Oils. m x1225 Replying to By/Cgh.{W Clough}4/G.10.2.36, herewith are the oils used on Ph.III chassis compared with Ph.II :- | | Ph.II | Capacity | Ph.III | Capacity | |---|---|---|---|---| | Engine | Motorine C. | 12 pts. | Motorine C. | 16 pts. | | Steering Box. | Motorine C. | 1½ pts. | Amber B. | 1½ pts. | | Gearbox. | Motorine C. | 7 pts. | Motorine C. | 6 pts. | | Propellor Shaft. | Mobilgrease No.6 | | Mobilgrease No.6 | | | Bijur Pump. | Motorine C. | 2 pts. | Motorine C. | 2 pts. | | Rear Axle. | Wakefield's Hi-Press. | 4½ pts. | Wakefield's Hi-Press. | 1½ pts. | Rear axle Ph.III - we understand the oil capacity is now being increased 2 pints. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. | ||