Thread: CHECK YOUR OIL BOLT !!!!

A dude from prothreads came put to take the broken bolt out what a relief, now the should I change the bottom end bearings? Looks like there is still oil on them...

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Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

must be a TD5, as there were issues where the oil pick up tube bolt did not have thread locker applied. They fall out and no oil is flowing in motor.

I stand corrected

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

I always assumed it was the pump sprocket bolt?

Sorry I stand corrected

He said the bolt was over tightened :s

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I figure that its cheap insurance to do whatever preventative maintenance is possible whenever it is possible.
I can only imagine that replacing the bearings is this kind of cheap insurance, plus it lets you see if any of the bearings (mains and big ends) have nipped up and scored the crank. I seem to recall someone here a few months ago having a similar thing happen (oil light came on, turned it off straight away) and he still ended up with a scored cylinder bore or two, so it may warrant further investigation. Depends whether you like to be sure, or fancy taking a risk that further damage wont be done once you fire it up without looking further.

For anyone having doubts about their vehicle I would recommend checking the bolt. I checked mine a few months back at about 145,000km on my D2a and it was tight and loctited. Now though I have peace of mind that I wont get stranded in the Flinders or the Simpson with this, all for the cost of a $40 sump gasket and a night in the shed ( I was doing an oil change anyway). I may even do it again in a few years and fit a new bolt. Its much cheaper for me to do this than have to repair or replace an engine prematurely.
Cheers Dave

The guy from prothreads said the bolt was over tightened also there was no sign of thread lock on the oil pump bolt..

Shane from SBL Landrover checked the bearings and confirmed that they are all good and fine to go ahead and install everything back...

What an ordeal....

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Over tightened? That sucks! Shows the other side of preventative maintenance, eh? Sometimes it causes more problems if not done right! My old supervisor at the (car) dealership used to avoid making calls on pulling noisy diffs apart to fix gear noises for the reason that pulling things apart can cause more problems (oil leaks, more noises!) once you add the human element.
I still think its necessary to do prevenative maintenance when you own a D2 with your own money though!

Hope it goes well, keep us posted!