Working on my ‘79 B was such a joy. A Straight forward and honest engine. Enjoy my time working on it as much as driving it. And the ‘work’ was just routine maintenance.
Thanks for not forwarding through the 'real time' stuff - it's much better as is. I learned a few things here, as always with your videos. Great stuff.
I love the obvious quality of this engine and how you can tell how it was built to last and it sounds lovely these older engines much better than newer engines
I'm on the way to buying my first B, and just doing some poking around to make sure I know what I'm signing up for, maintenance wise. This video was super helpful! Lovely and clear, and you've got great lighting and did a fantastic job focusing the camera on the small bits and really showing what you're talking about. Thank you for it!
The standard belt driven radiator fan consumes lots of power, especially at higher revs. For my 1967 MGB in about 1970 in Australia, I purchase from the UK an "Aerofan" which replaces the existing one, and the blades feather as the revs get higher. The difference in high end acceleration & top speed was amazing. Just one of the reasons all cars now have electric fans. Thanks for the memories - nice little vid.
I had a similarly aged “B” and your little video brought back some memories. I’d forgotten how basic and simple they are. One point, it’s a 1968 model, not ‘67 as mentioned in your commentary.
I hope you checked thoroughly for an existing o-ring in that groove on the filter housing. They often get hard as a rock and are mistaken for metal. That will leak later if the second o-ring blows out.
I think I can see a shrunken and worn flat o-ring at 19:54. I made this mistake when I had my 68MGB and stacked a fresh o-ring on top. I ended up making a big mess when I fired up the engine after my oil change and sprayed a perfect fountain of oil all over the engine bay as well as my driveway. I've never forgotten that lesson.
Those 1800 B series engines were easy to work on and were normally reliable old lumps. I owned a used Morris Marina 1.8 Special back in the 80s, with the same B series engine. It was a good car until some idiot crashed into the back of it on a roundabout and wrote it off.
I once did an oil and filter change on my Mk2 Astra and got sidetracked left the sump plug out. A gallon of genuine Vauxhall oil streaming down the drive! I wasn’t popular! 😂
There is a gasket on both ends of the filter. The o ring goes in the goove the metal housing locates in. Also, there's no o ring for the filter itself as the filter is designed to move. Under normal circumstances the spring holds it down, when it's blocked the filter rises allowing oil to bypass the filter so as not to seize the engine.
Beautiful 67 MGB. Outstanding video and presentation. Looks like you may have a defective radiator cap or your radiator is leaking for the top weld. I have a 68 and 71 MGB. From California USA.
A lot of times the previous o-ring has been crushed to the point where it doesn't look like there's one in the housing. When you add the new o-ring it creates a leak. I use a dentists pick to remove old o-rings. They are usually as hard as a rock. So my advice is to make sure 100% that there is only one o-ring sealing the oil filter.
