Hi My Name is billy and I had a problem with very low oil pressure

! year ago in my 1992 defender 200tdi, the bushes in my camshaft spun and blocked off the oil way, leaving the bushes with a gap you could put the peak of your cap into resulting the oil light flickering at tick over. When the engine was stripped the camshaft rattled in the bearings it was that bad.
I pulled out the engine, stripped it fitted new camshaft bushes and gave a genaral overhaul as you do once it was out. Rebuilt the engine and refited it, I als fitted an oil pressure gauge to check oil pressure was back up.
However after 6 months the oil light again started to flicker andI was very concerned, showing down to less than 10psi when hot, but after talking to my son in law who queried the oil i was using. I was using fleet oil, semi synthetic which was cheap as the landrover defender is as I though to be able to run on any oil.
Wrong Defender lubricating oil is Mineral oil and after draining , changing the oil filter and refilling with mineral oil my oil pressure is 60psi at start up and 30 when hot evenb after 130 miles.
Hope this is of use as I very nearly pulled the engine out again, so its always good to ask mechanics familiar with the vechicles we are having problems with.

Or when "the going gets tough" you could read the basic manual for the recommended oil lol

Welcome to LZ

kevstar said:

Or when "the going gets tough" you could read the basic manual for the recommended oil lol

Welcome to LZ

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@kevstar ...I see what you did there

ifloochies said:

@kevstar ...I see what you did there

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Haha I even made myself laugh, probably as I had a skin full of mixed alcoholic beverages after doing a BBQ
last night time for another coffee, Scotland doesn't look very sunny atm more fuzzy than anything

I was sharing an experience i had in the hope it might help someone else. but you always get a smart ass know it all thanks for your reply

That's 2 newbies today calling us smart arses...

Maybe we're a bunch of bastards,

or maybe it's just...



Hi Billy, landyzone is a little bit of a banter/ripping minefield. You get used to it.

It sucks what happened with the oil issue and thanks for considering us and warning us of the potential **** up we could make. Might fall on deaf ears though as for the most part we know what oil to use or those who don't would have just done a quick google. Especially the defender/series lot, we'd know it's mineral oil to use.

Also, welcome.

Personally I use Semi synth in my 300tdi 10w40 . Same as the td5.

Seems happy enough.

Cheers

I chop lard into mine. It takes ages to show any pressure at all. Must take a while to melt.

billyocean said:

I was sharing an experience i had in the hope it might help someone else. but you always get a smart ass know it all thanks for your reply

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Your welcome

Btw if id spent time + money removing & re-building an engine, I would expect to get ripped
for putting the wrong oil in it

Im sorry for the way you feel, what did you expect sympathy & cuddles lol

Ive been saying it for years, its an old dog of an engine so use mineral only.
Problem is people like to upgrade thinking they are doing a good thing, its in the nature of your average defender owner!
15/40 mineral and it will last forever.