Low oil on a td4?

[Matplat]

Hi all,

New to this so please excuse any naivety! I went to look at a 2004 freelander td4 over the weekend, it had 120,000 k's on it and had it's last service at 90-95000. On checking the oil level I found it was approximately half way between the minimum level and the bottom of the stick, not good! However it still sounded ok and drove fine also. I have never owned a diesel before so i'm not sure if oil consumption is normal or if there would be a leak somewhere? Also, would having such little oil in the engine be causing damage?

Cheers,
Matt

[Scouse]

I haven't come across an oil consumption problem with the Td4 engine before.
Did you check the level just after running the engine? If so, you should allow around 5 min for the oil to drain back into the sump before checking.

If the oil level was below Min, then I'd start worrying. Halfway won't do any harm at all.

[Matplat]

Hmmm didn't really think about that. It had just been running so maybe if it were low anyway it could have been pushed below min...... I will have to check this out before I part with any cash...