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In addition to wise words above I would have all wheels off to look at the brakes. Remove rear drums and ascertain free movement of the cylinder pistons. Any corrosion on the front disks needs rubbing down. Good squirt with brake cleaner wouldn’t go amiss. Axle splines cleaned and regreased. Don’t mix the spinners - replace on the axle they came from.

Remove the tool tray and squirt the rear springs with bike chain lubricant while rear axle is hanging. Car on axle stands under chassis member just in front of rear wheels.

Light oil to both sides of the bodywork trim all round to eradicate annoying squeaks.

WD40 on anything external that moves esp door hinges, lock mechanism, filler lock, ignition key, jubilee clips, hood mechanism etc.

If the wing mirrors are the originals - bin them for some decent aftermarket mirrors.

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I think the same as my Frontline MGB where the engine drain plug is not at the bottom of the engine due to the engine and gearbox being 100% vertical rather than on a 10% slant like the donor MX5. While draining my oil I jack up each corner of the car, take the wheels off and clean them, that allows the oil to flow out of lots of cavities. Leave it overnight with the front passenger side jacked up so the drain plug is at the lowest possible part of the sump. Next morning put the cleaned wheel back on, put the drain plug back in, new filter and then lower the car and put oil in it. I get about 600ml more oil in the drain pan overnight.

Also a know problem are the rear brakecylinders. So open the drums and have a look at them.

Greets René

Are you saying that Frontline are using 10deg sumps? Cos in the UK you can get Duratec wet sumps for vertical engines. You could well have the gearbox level plug issue that we have in the Mogs..

Very interesting thread this as, after having my 2015 GDi serviced by the excellent Techniques in Stotfold, for the last seven years, I'm now going to be doing my own servicing, which is a bit daunting as I haven't dabbled seriously with anything mechanical for many years (although my recent purchase of the Royal Enfield has definitely piqued my interest again). Fortunately I have a great bunch of Morgan owners nearby who have a vast amount of experience of looking after Morgans that I can hopefully draw on, as well as TM etc. Good luck.

Perhaps the fuel tank needs to be completely emptied (may have water in it because of E10 fuel) and refilling with fresh petrol.

The workshop in Australia bought all the parts - brakes, suspension, gearbox, engine etc. from Frontline in the UK. I am not sure what Frontline do with the cars they modify but here is my engine that certainly has a 10deg sump.

Is this the sump you are talking about? It looks nicer but I do wonder if it will clear the crossmember. https://www.raceline.co.uk/products/part_section.asp?SectionID=22&CategoryID=1

I get my GDI oil filter from BHM.

The Ford numbers shown on the filter are 2 468 342 then AA6E 6714AB. In marker pen is FFB015A

Yes it is. I'm not sure if the GDI one is the same but it is similar. By the looks of it your gear box is at an angle.

Changed my gearbox oil today, having done almost 25k miles since last change. It looked a pretty good colour.
Having drained it with the car on a level surface, I found that by running the n/s wheels up onto a couple of lengths of 6x2, a bit more came out.
Being aware of the canted gearbox, when refilling, I jacked up the front on the middle of the cross frame as far as my jack would go and that enabled my axle stands set at 13 inches high to go under. The box then took just about all of 2 litres, with just a small bit running back out. Replaced level plug and then let the car back down to level.
Hope this is useful to others.