rodney - built in motor on my model. one of earlier japanese made models. friends husband at the time, a retired singer factory tech, said it was junk & wouldn't last. he didn't like japan buying out the italian necchi company
. he used to service this for me and decided i had a reverse lemon lollol! i have always tried to keep it well oiled and lubed. the white grease starts getting blackish after few years of continuous daily use. i tried removing and cleaning but replaced w gear grease. it seems to run more smoothly w it. it's only on the area shown in first photo. otherwise oil to ports suggested in manual and synthetic oil like triflow to all metal to metal moving parts. esp bobbin case that starts clacking and lets me know it's time
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