daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 27, 2012

• #1

before people complain, i have searched on here and google, but i'm not convinced one way or another.

my 19j defender had been sitting for a few days , drained the engine oil and changed the filter. the haynes manual stated it should take 6 litres, plus the filter, so i put 5 in and dipped the oil without starting the engine. the oil level shows halfway up the dipstick, way over the maximum mark. i left it alone without staring. i've now gone back to it after a few days expecting the level to have settled, but the level on the dipstick is exactly where it was.

i've read that the dipsticks become loose and give incorrect readings, other people says this is bollocks, could anybody please shed some light for me please?

 

wickford90

Well-Known Member

• Sep 27, 2012

• #2

daddy2coull said:

before people complain, i have searched on here and google, but i'm not convinced one way or another.

my 19j defender had been sitting for a few days , drained the engine oil and changed the filter. the haynes manual stated it should take 6 litres, plus the filter, so i put 5 in and dipped the oil without starting the engine. the oil level shows halfway up the dipstick, way over the maximum mark. i left it alone without staring. i've now gone back to it after a few days expecting the level to have settled, but the level on the dipstick is exactly where it was.

i've read that the dipsticks become loose and give incorrect readings, other people says this is bollocks, could anybody please shed some light for me please?

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your not on a slope?

 

3.5 efi

Well-Known Member

• Sep 27, 2012

• #3

have you drained the gearbox?

 

daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 27, 2012

• #4

lol, on level ground and not drained the gearbox

 

OxonLandy

Active Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #5

I did mine a few weeks ago and the workshop manual quantity was bang on. sounds like she didn't quite empty herself

 

daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #6

right, i've drained the oil out, but i'll try draining it over night. then put in 5 litres and try firing it up and see what happens

 

I

iguana

Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #7

Dipstick holder has pushed in, had the same on my 200tdi, unscrew holder and re-position ( pull the holder back against the nut when screwing into block.
Trust your measuring can not the dipstick.

 

daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #8

cheers for that, i'll check it out in the morning, i measured what came out the second time and it was the same as what i'd put in

 

James1966

Active Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #9

If you have not run it yet the oil will be high as the filter is empty ?

 

daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 28, 2012

• #10

i only put in 5 and it takes almost 7? 6 plus 0.85 in the filter

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Sep 29, 2012

• #11

Do as iguana says,I have had the bell come free and the tube slip down upsetting the reading.

 

daddy2coull

Active Member

• Sep 29, 2012

• #12

took the dipstick tube out and its work to the point where its almost holed, the olive has disintegrated!!! maybe i'll be able to pick a new one up at newbury tomorrow