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).
Procedural document outlining how to correctly measure oil drained from a crankcase.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\5\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 23th October 1940 guessed | |
| CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING OIL DRAINED OUT OF CRANKCASE. 1. Place car on a level floor. 2. Run engine until water temperature reaches 80 deg. C. and continue to run for five minutes at this temperature. 3. Stop engine, remove drain plug from sump and drain out oil for five minutes. 4. Replace drain plug and measure oil drained out. 5. Refill engine with an accurately measured two gallons of oil, in the case of 8-cylinder engines, and one and a half gallons in the case of 6-cylinder engines. 6. CASTROLITE S.A.E. 20 oil only, should be used on all cars. lm/ym. | ||