Thread: LC200 using 5 litres of oil per 10000 kms

Originally Posted by AKW

It could be worse it could be a cummins.
I have herd of up to almost 40 lts over 20000k, (worst case)
but 25+ is common per 20000k service.
Cummins clame 20lt is accepable, over that they rebuild under warranty.
The cat c15 i drive has 910000km and has not had an extra drop
put in between services in its life.

Andrew

'93 200tdi disco
'65 "88 s2a

ps the tdi at 250000 uses no extra eather.

How many set of injectors has the cat seen though.....?

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Most are complaining about the 200 here as well. Other than mentioned issues they are so heavy with after market bars, Long range tanks and a roof rack it's not legal to take the wife with you.

you see this as a problem?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Via the exhaust or ala Land Rover?

Both. You have to understand that this is an inverted engine - the lubrication to the rockers is via oil mist down the pushrod tubes - but there is no provision for return of the oil, just each rocker box has a 1/4" pipe through it up to the level of the rocker shaft, with the other end open, so when the rocker box is full to this level, any excess oil just runs out.

But apart from that they all seem to leak oil everywhere (probably because as a result of making a big engine as light as possible, everything has a bit of spring so gaskets don't stay sealed), and also burn a lot. When starting from cold you have to turn the engine past four compressions to make sure there is not enough oil in any cylinder to cause hydraulic lock. Typically, when first starting after standing for a few days, you have to wait for thirty seconds prior to starting taxiing until visibility improves sufficiently.

The way the oil system works is that there is a large tank behind the engine, and as it is below the crankcase, oil drains into it by gravity (the cylinders stick up into the crankcase), with the oil pump fed from the tank.

John

Originally Posted by Hoges

I wonder whether they are using " full synthetic" in the run in phase, in which case the cylinder walls will glaze... a straight 10-40 mineral oil for the first 20 thou km then go synthetic... if at all...
Mind you there was once a 1948 model Jag in the family which consumed oil at a prodigous rate and would lay a smoke screen worthy of a Centurion Tank... it finally did settle down oil -wise at around 80,000 miles ...apparently Jag used diamond hones to finish the bores in those days and with chromed oil rings it took forever to bed in...

There's a good point,when I bought my Defender mobile 1 was the oil they used and mine used to go through a sump full every 10k.I changed to Penrite HPR and it settled down.Back then owners were told to give the engine some and not to pussy foot around running them in. Pat

Originally Posted by Lucus

How many set of injectors has the cat seen though.....?

And how many Heads do 35 series engines need changed in thier life?. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

And how many Heads do 35 series engines need changed in thier life?. Pat

and liners,cylinder,con rods, cranks and blocks.....? Generally a few.......

You have to luv undoing the exhaust,inlet manifold bolts on no.13 to 16. Pat

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