Thread: TD5 Oil Level

Not acceptable for a TD5

How thin is it? Does it smell like fuel?

Drain to correct level and monitor, you may have the leaking fuel manifold problem which can cause engine run on and new engine

Way over!

Take it back and get it checked. Hopefully just a lazy overfill.

Otherwise get the injector seals checked for leakage.

Dave (blackknight) had a good post on here how to do it with the ink out of a common biro/pen I think.

err.........................are you saying that there's actually oil in this engine ?

For me the first photo's too blurred to make anything out, but the second, in focus, looks as dry as James Bond's martini.


Deano

Prey that it is just overfull. Like it has been said it could be crook injector O rings. Or it could be a cracked head. They can crack where the injectors fit in to the head allowing fuel in to contaminate the engine oil. It is an inherent weakness in the head. I would immediatly drain the oil back down to below the full level and monitor. You can get a sample of the oil checked for diesel contamination by companies such as Oilcheck then you will know for sure. It comes back in a report giving fuel dilution as a percentage of the sump volume. Or it could be a leaky injector. The green top injectors from the EU3 TD5 are known for this.
Regards
Robbo

Originally Posted by DeanoH

err.........................are you saying that there's actually oil in this engine ?

For me the first photo's too blurred to make anything out, but the second, in focus, looks as dry as James Bond's martini.


Deano

Glasses??!!
Regards
Robbo

I'd rather the oil level in the first pic than the second

Mine always comes back from a service with the oil level about that level (in the first pic). I think the critical thing is to monitor and make sure it doesn't change (up or down).

Scroll down this thread for the blotter test

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ure-td5-2.html

Originally Posted by Rimmer

Way over!

Take it back and get it checked. Hopefully just a lazy overfill.

Otherwise get the injector seals checked for leakage.

Dave (blackknight) had a good post on here how to do it with the ink out of a common biro/pen I think.

Close,

heres the post out of The relevent thread

Additionally by running the purge sequence prior to keying the engine over (after the engine is warmed up) can reveal the top seal leaking.