TD5 Oil Level

[DeeJay]

Is this overfilled or acceptable? ( New aquisition)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/1144.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/1145.jpg

[Jock The Rock]

Not acceptable for a TD5

How thin is it? Does it smell like fuel?

Drain to correct level and monitor, you may have the leaking fuel manifold problem which can cause engine run on and new engine ;)

[Rimmer]

Way over!

Take it back and get it checked. Hopefully just a lazy overfill.

Otherwise get the injector seals checked for leakage.

Dave (blackknight) had a good post on here how to do it with the ink out of a common biro/pen I think.

[DeanoH]

err.........................are you saying that there's actually oil in this engine ?

For me the first photo's too blurred to make anything out, but the second, in focus, looks as dry as James Bond's martini. :D


Deano :)

[robbotd5]

Prey that it is just overfull. Like it has been said it could be crook injector O rings. Or it could be a cracked head. They can crack where the injectors fit in to the head allowing fuel in to contaminate the engine oil. It is an inherent weakness in the head. I would immediatly drain the oil back down to below the full level and monitor. You can get a sample of the oil checked for diesel contamination by companies such as Oilcheck then you will know for sure. It comes back in a report giving fuel dilution as a percentage of the sump volume. Or it could be a leaky injector. The green top injectors from the EU3 TD5 are known for this.
Regards
Robbo

[robbotd5]

err.........................are you saying that there's actually oil in this engine ?

For me the first photo's too blurred to make anything out, but the second, in focus, looks as dry as James Bond's martini. :D


Deano :)

Glasses??!!
Regards
Robbo

[cjc_td5]

I'd rather the oil level in the first pic than the second :D

Mine always comes back from a service with the oil level about that level (in the first pic). I think the critical thing is to monitor and make sure it doesn't change (up or down).

[rick130]

Scroll down this thread for the blotter test ;)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/108635-catastrophic-engine-failure-td5-2.html

[Blknight.aus]

Way over!

Take it back and get it checked. Hopefully just a lazy overfill.

Otherwise get the injector seals checked for leakage.

Dave (blackknight) had a good post on here how to do it with the ink out of a common biro/pen I think.



Close,

heres the post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/160058-td5-injector-replacement-intervals.html#post1770458) out of The relevent thread (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/160058-td5-injector-replacement-intervals.html)

Additionally by running the purge sequence prior to keying the engine over (after the engine is warmed up) can reveal the top seal leaking.

[superquag]

Making the original pic a bit clearer... Yes, it IS way over the top mark...

[DeeJay]

Making the original pic a bit clearer... Yes, it IS way over the top mark...


Thanks for the replies, I drained off about a litre thinking that would take it below the correct level & it took it to right on it !!
Then with the help of gravity & a wobbly trestle, I spread 3/4 of that around the garage floor :wasntme:
It looks like it was a simple overfill but I'm off down Gippsland on Saturday so I'll clock up my first decent trip. Hopefully the problem was a simple overfill..

[superquag]

Pulverized cat litter is great for doing a floor-level oil/water test...:angel:

Its always useful to know just how much volume there is between the Lo/Full marks. - how many litres per cm of dipstick. - Makes adding oil a precision exercise and not just a 'bung in a bit'. - Essential for a td-5 and some other engines...

To by-pass Murphy, wet the floor first, which fills up the concrete and makes is resistant to oil penetration. Then soak it up with the cat litter or whatever takes your fancy.

Co$ts a few shekels, but if the "floor" is the carport....then this will keep the evidence away from SWMBO.....:D

Seeing as you post good pics, here's a link to make it easier for you to enhance dark oily ones... and look after the Aged & Visually Impaired...:angel::angel: :p

Free Software from Serif (http://www.serif.com/freedownloads/)

The Photo Plus is the one you want. I've got Photo Plus 9 and Photoshop 6. Both are over-kill for what we need here, but are easy enough to use by anyone.
- If you can learn about Land Rovers... you can learn anything.
Happy to walk you through it.

James the Retired Printer.

[DeeJay]

James,
Thanks for the advice, luckily its a sealed/painted garage floor, & the photo, believe it or not, was best of 6 !! For some weird reason the camera would not focus on the oil..