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).
Lubrication failure risk and the negative effects of adding excess oil to pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\1\ Scan023 | |
| Date | 23th February 1911 | |
| (2) be wrongly handled. Undoubtedly, under the conditions of more continuous oil, there should be less risk of lubrication failing when running with the throttle partly open. I dare not add any more complication or allow of any more oil getting to the pistons as it would only result in dirty cylinders. | ||