Those oil within the crankcase engines were designed by a distinguished engineer called Harold Briggs. He was a Daimler man brought across to BSA in 1926 to do the job. By 1937 BSA went back to the remote oil tank designs.
G'day Paul, l can see the amount of free play when you turned it over and your right it will need pulling apart too find why, looking forward to the next video, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.