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  1. 8th September 2011, 11:43 AM #1
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    CHECK YOUR OIL BOLT !!!!

    Just sitting on the side of the freeway waiting for a mate with a land cruiser to tow me home, I have been meaning to check this bolt for ages!!! but never got around to doing it people check this bolt before it catches you out!!!

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  2. 8th September 2011, 11:49 AM #2
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    Ouch!

    Sorry to hear that news.

    Cheers Arthur
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  3. 8th September 2011, 01:53 PM #3
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    Bugger. One of the first things I did when I bought the D2.
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  4. 8th September 2011, 03:13 PM #4
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    V8 or TD5?
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  5. 8th September 2011, 03:32 PM #5
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    Bummer! How many km's has yours done?
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  6. 8th September 2011, 05:41 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riceburner View Post
    V8 or TD5?
    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.
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  7. 8th September 2011, 06:15 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining! View Post
    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 always assumed it was the pump sprocket bolt?
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    Quote Originally Posted by d@rk51d3 View Post
    I always assumed it was the pump sprocket bolt?
    You assumed correctly.

    The V8's in the USA weren't much better, with plemty of oil pump failures recorded
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  9. 8th September 2011, 06:28 PM #9
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    AHHH just took it all off and found that the famous BOLT BROKE what the!!!! By the looks of it, the bolt was always tight until the head of it decided to give way... How do u prevent this?

    My D2 is a TD5 and has 256000km on it

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  10. 8th September 2011, 06:37 PM #10
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    Anyone know how to get the remainder of the bolt out??

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