TD5 Over full sump.

[gruntfuttock]

Hello,
Before anyone starts to say anything, yes I DID search the files to find an answer to my question, but I didn’t find anything.
Problem, Over full sump.
My Guess: diesel diluting oil. Definitely no water.
Cause Cracked head, seals on injectors?
ALL oil changed every 10,000Kms. Motor is totally stock apart from EGR removed.
Never over filled, ever. What could be the cause? The current oil has done about 8000Kms.
Hopefully there is a foto of the dipstick, finger crossed.
Thanks for the replies :)

[Tins]

"Usually" injector seals. I'd start there.

[gruntfuttock]

Is it dangerous to drive like this?

[Tins]

Is it dangerous to drive like this?

People do. I'd fix it sooner rather than later though. Damage will occur.

[shack]

Bad for the crank and big ends and mains.

[Xtreme]

And possibility of engine runaway with that much diesel in your sump!
I wouldn't be driving it at all until injector seals were done.

[gruntfuttock]

Thanks for the advice. I am in Forster and need to drive back to wodonga. So I’ll drop the oil and put fresh in. Will that be sufficient for 3 days?

[Tins]

Thanks for the advice. I am in Forster and need to drive back to wodonga. So I’ll drop the oil and put fresh in. Will that be sufficient for 3 days?

I would think so.... But don't quote me. Thing is, the oil will be diluted and thus less effective, and if it gets too full other problems happen. I would keep an eye on it over those three days.

Remember, it has probably been this way for at least a little while.

[discorevy]

Generally, the first thing to "let go" will be the turbo, as undiluted oil to that is pretty important.

Definitely, as you say, change the oil, and keep an eye on it for the trip home.

The old method suggested by Rick 130 of the droplet on the business card works well ( rainbow around the droplet means diesel )

I got called in to see one at a local workshop last year that had 21 litres drained out of the sump without having a runaway, surprisingly.

It was a very clean engine.

[gruntfuttock]

Thanks to everyone for the replies!
The oil will be changed tomorrow, I would like to do the filters as well but it seems that there are none available here, but will ring around the shops in the morning just in case of the online store thing has it wrong.
A big thank you for the oil on the business card trick. I will try that in the morning, thats if we haven’t been blown away during the night.
Thank you everyone!!

[shack]

Generally, the first thing to "let go" will be the turbo, as undiluted oil to that is pretty important.

Yes, I forgot about the turbo...

[Blknight.aus]

Diesel dilution of the oil.

IF you must drive it like this, pull the crank vent line from the rocker to the intake from the intake side, tape the inlet and then run a chunk of hose from the manifold down to the ground. IF the dilution gets excessive this helps prevent a runaway. Its not a guarentee however as the seals failing on the turbo will pump enough in for the engine to run away on anyway.

IT might help to run slightly thicker oil to counter the dilution in the early stages.

[gruntfuttock]

Thanks for all the replies, Oil and filters have been changed. I got out about 11-12 litres out of sump, not good. However it now is full of oil with no diesel, so should be good to drive, but will be keeping a very close eye on it till i get it fixed. Thanks to all the participants you are a great bunch!.