See your point, I get the luxury of checking it whenever I want. Not 15mins to do the job and someone complaining like it’s your responsibility to keep the level constant eternally
Many people disregard oil levels. They don’t know which type, it’s more than a £5 and may even put it in the wrong place - fair enough. But Culture these days is if it’s wrong, who do I blame and therefore is responsible other than myself? Amount of people walk into the intro saying my 24”wheels have cocked up my Landy, does the garage I bought it off owe me free maintenance as 24” wheels aren’t suitable. I won’t let them change them as it’s the only reason I bought it
As far as I'm aware the moves to stop DIY maintenance have been abandoned I'm pleased to say.
Not quite. The oil level is static at approx 8mm above top mark on dip stick. At last oil change a bit to much was put in and I was to lazy to drop it again and refill. When I say it's running hot, it shows temp on guage as just above the center mark, which is higher than it used to run before all the recent new parts. The guage occasionally jumpes upto the red mark but then down again to near the middle. It is not showing water loss on the floor but ince cooled down you can get some water into header tank. The top hoses, especially the right hand side hose on the fuel pump side. I have tried two different stats now and this odd behavior is still there. I am checking the stat again and alao checking the rad has a baffle in the head and also the rolled papaper test on the new viscous fan. I just did 400 mile run, as sweet as you could want before it played up again so it is really a mystery at the momentSo..
It keeps overheating.
Oil level is rising.
Etc
And it's driven 'till it stops?!
Ahh!
Drop some of that oil from the sump.
Pessimist.
Right, I have drained the overfilled oil and refilled to the correct level. I have checkef stat opens in a pan of boiling water and it does. I have refilled the cooling system and believe I have purged all the air from the system. I have been on a 100 mile run around and all seems good regarding the tempreture now. No running hot and the temp gauge sat just slightly over the center mark on the gauge and never moved no matter how I drive it. However as I was almost home the engine surging at idle started again. As I take foot off throttle when coming to a stop the revs drop off to normal for a second them surge back up to about 1500rpm making it dangerous to drive and also a pig to select park as its trying to pull away being an auto 2.5 diesel, 1995 P38. I was thinking it may the the TPS failing. Just a bonus fault now the over heating seems to be sorted out.
Needs diagnostics.
Thought as much.
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