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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: josh90 on January 16, 2008, 18:05:12

Title: oil level?
Post by: josh90 on January 16, 2008, 18:05:12

ive got a 1987 2.5 td and the oil level on my dipstick keeps reading normal even thogh the oil light was coming on and i topped it up a fair bit, the tube the dip stick sits in seems loose, not much but a little could this be the problem?
cheers guys :)

Title: Re: oil level?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 16, 2008, 18:06:38

I've had a dipstick tube drop intot he engine on a V8 before, otherwise youhave an oil pump problem of some description.

Title: Re: oil level?
Post by: josh90 on January 16, 2008, 18:08:59

hoping on a new engine soon, but would still like this one not to blow up on me :lol:

Title: Re: oil level?
Post by: Dixie on January 16, 2008, 18:55:08

I had my 200tdi for a month and an oil hose came loose. Unfortunately the oil light didn't come on...  :|
A quick £2k later...  :shock: Needless to say, the sound of the engine grinding to a stop was not the most pleasant thing I have ever heard.

Title: Re: oil level?
Post by: diggerdog36 on January 16, 2008, 20:13:21

I watched an old video once of the army running a 2.5n/a with no oil until it seized, they then let it cool, topped it up with oil, and it ran fine!!! It was a reliability test!!