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has anyone heard of this

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ChrisW:
I think you're mate has heard this when playing chinese whispers  :wink:

I've heard a couple of stories of this happening, as RRB says due to worn seals etc. as Beast said, it usually leads to the engine sucking the oil from the sump to run on instead of diesel - first thing you will know about it is it will rev it's nuts off without any outside help - way to stop it is to stall the engine PDQ!

Not so much of a "common problem" but not unheard of - once in a blue moon springs to mind, probably more associated with engine's that aren't cared for or poorly serviced etc.

Wanderer:
On a tdi Disco I understand that the cylinder head goes near pots 3 and 4 which allows engine oil into the inlet where it runs on that until it is burnt or is somehow stopped. A bit like the Barley pickers with their monster truck on C4 can't remember the name of the program. THey stuffed a rag into the air intake which got shredded before the engine stopped.

It sounds as though the original story is a mixture of a couple of "urban myths" along with some real facts.

Ed

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