Re oil pump bolt's

[Col]

What is the max KM you would do in a 02 TD5 before checking the oil pump bolt's,I have 70,000km on one so it may be time to check.
Cheers.

[Psimpson7]

If you are going to check it you may aswell do it sooner rather than later.

Its not that hard to do.

Good luck

[BigJon]

From when I bought a second hand one until I got it somewhere convenient to drop the sump off! IE home, workshop, street outside where I bought it, etc.

Easy job to do to avoid a complete engine replacement.

[Graeme]

I started getting nervous once I had the new bolt but waited for time to install it. Up until then there was nothing I could have done if it had failed and knowing my luck, it might fail the day before I was going to change it, but it didn't.

[catch-22]

What is the max KM you would do in a 02 TD5 before checking the oil pump bolt's,I have 70,000km on one so it may be time to check.
Cheers.

Zero. I would check it straight away, as in this weekend. Do it and do it now

[justinc]

...I'm doing one on Monday, the vehicle is already here, with low oil pressure at idle:eek:I'm hoping the bolt is loose and slipping, as it has 35psi at revs, but takes forever to get pressure after startup and has 5 psi at idle, hot or cold:o
Can't wait to get that sump off:)
JC

[Graeme]

...I'm doing one on Monday, the vehicle is already here, with low oil pressure at idle:eek:I'm hoping the bolt is loose and slipping, as it has 35psi at revs, but takes forever to get pressure after startup and has 5 psi at idle, hot or cold:o
Can't wait to get that sump off:)
JC
Don't start it again until its looked at - the owner's luck may have run out!

It would be a very lucky owner if the problem is that the bolt is loose, and too close for comfort for me.

[George130]

Do it as soon as you can just to be safe. With my luck the bold would come out escape the engine go through the gearbox and lodge in the rear diff.

[justinc]

Don't start it again until its looked at - the owner's luck may have run out!

It would be a very lucky owner if the problem is that the bolt is loose, and too close for comfort for me.

Well Graeme you wouldn't want to know this then; The owner rang me on Tuesday morning to tell me his oil pressure lamp was on 'only when idling', and can he drive it in for me to look at. I told him not to start the vehicle and get a tow truck. He then said, 'Oh its not too bad, I just did 300klm over the weekend with it touring around the state':eek::eek::o


I am on one hand hoping it IS the bolt coming loose and the drive slipping, but it could be anything really until I get the sump off on Monday or Tuesday and take a gander.

I'll report back then. I have crossed my fingers and toes that the engine is OK. As I said, I put a gauge on it and it has very low pressure at idle, but the saving grace is it climbs very quickly to around 30 Psi when about 2000rpm. Lets hope it was OK when driving on the highway etc...:(

JC

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Do it as soon as you can just to be safe. With my luck the bold would come out escape the engine go through the gearbox and lodge in the rear diff.

with your luck Ed,,

THEN out of the diff into the windscreen of the Bentley following, and killing the poodle sitting on the back parcel shelf.:eek:



;):p

[tracker]

Do it as soon as you can just to be safe. With my luck the bold would come out escape the engine go through the gearbox and lodge in the rear diff.
Gee mate,you trying to say you don't have much luck!:o

[George130]

Gee mate,you trying to say you don't have much luck!:o

Bingo.
If I break something it will be the part that every one says you can't break while all the common bits will hold together till 5 mins after I have fixed it.

[rick130]

What is the max KM you would do in a 02 TD5 before checking the oil pump bolt's,I have 70,000km on one so it may be time to check.
Cheers.

So, have you Loctited it yet ? :p

[justinc]

A bit OT really but a follow up on the particular vehicle I was talking about with the oil pressure problem. Got the sump off, oil pump bolt was tight (BUT NO LOCTITE!!??)
The oil pressure relief valve was my next stop, went to remove the plug and it was under considerable spring pressure all the way to the end of the thread...on inspection there appeared to be something fouling the plunger. I went to get a set of thin nosed pliers to remove the plunger and when I got back it was gone!:o The plunger then almost fell out and I then checked the bore etc and found it to be fine. When refitting the plunger and spring about half the spring pressure was evident, so whatever was in there was holding the plunger down off its seat a fair distance. After fitting plunger etc back in Itook a good look around and came up with a small piece of ally burr from manufacturing / casting process lying on the floor and it even had little marks where it was jammed in one of the holes of the plunger.It came out of the cast ally pump inlet and distribution cradle under the crank main caps, entered the pump and eventually made its way to the relief valve chamber.
The sump showed no evidence of bearing material etc and the owner is now off to buy a lottery ticket...

Now has 60psi cold and 30psi hot idle:)

JC

[rick130]

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The sump showed no evidence of bearing material etc and the owner is now off to buy a lottery ticket...

Now has 60psi cold and 30psi hot idle:)

JC

They have just used all their luck up so the Lottery ticket will be worthless. :D

[V8Ian]

Do it as soon as you can just to be safe. With my luck the bold would come out escape the engine go through the gearbox and lodge in the rear diff.

FOR SALE: Front diff, suit Land Rover, no further use. :Rolling::Rolling: