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Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

2006 Defender 90 Td5 Black LE Java Black

Rising oil

Checked oil at w/end and it seems above upper marker on dipstick

I hope this is injector washer / seal rather than porous head!!
I was under the impression that the head issue on the TD5 had been sorted on the last models but stand to be corrected.
Anyway plan is to keep an eye on it and get it sorted if necessary.

12th Oct 2015 7:21am

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Well, following much fretting I drained the oil tonight and got 7.5 litres out

I have put back 7 litres and this has brought the level up to 1/2 way between lower and upper mark.
The oil had no evidence of diesel that I could tell so feel much happier.
But....why was the oil showing slightly above the upper mark as when I serviced it. it was just below upper level

The only thing I could think of is the camshaft seal was replaced two wks ago and the garage could have topped up the oil or its diesel

13th Oct 2015 7:13pm

CDN38

Member Since: 14 Nov 2014
Location: Courtenay, BC
Posts: 729

To be 100% sure.. you could send a sample of the old oil out to a lab for analysis.

http://www.theoillab.co.uk

13th Oct 2015 7:19pm

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Your likely to be right but I will hold off for the next few days to see if there is further evidence.
Thank for the link though...appreciate that.

13th Oct 2015 8:09pm

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Update
since I drained the oil and put it back (all but 1/2 litre) the oil has remained steady at halfway between upper and lower mark!!!

Guess the independent garage when they replaced crankshaft seal topped up the oil but didn't tell me!
Anyway happy days.

20th Oct 2015 6:10pm

gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

Funnily enough mine had just been ser iced when i bought it and the oil level did the same and i removed half a litre. Now ive just serviced it and filled it to exactly the max marker, just driven it to work and the oil level is about the same height as after the last service.

Im guessing the oil must take a while o drain to the sump which makes it look right at 1st and then higher later.

2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

20th Oct 2015 11:11pm

Browny90

Member Since: 20 Jul 2015
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 183

2004 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Stornoway Grey

put a few drops of the oil on a piece of clean normal printing paper, if there is diesel in there, it will seperate on the paper, i.e. there will be a black circle in the middle of oil then it will generate a bigger circle around of like a blue/ lighter colour if there is diesel in there.. nice simple free test..

My 1986 90 is currently on a full rebuild, with new chassis, Paint etc.. Very much a hybrid, TD5 Chassis, tub & bulkhead with a 200TDI and LT77 GB Painted in Stornoway Grey

2 years off the road, but getting close to completion now

21st Oct 2015 11:36am

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