Discodevon
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You going to have to take the rocker cover off, the timing chain housing, and the sump to find the culprit, please post pictures etc, as it may help another person in the future
Scooby22
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The dipstick does have a black plastic tip on the very end of it. Early TD5's had a reputation for oil pump bolt unscrewing and causing engine failure, there was a mod that was carried out to stop this on later models and modified bolt available for DIY use, (thread lock on threads).
Link to Disco TD5 bolt replacement to show it. (Half way through video)
Link to Disco TD5 bolt replacement to show it. (Half way through video)
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Thanks For the reply, I have read a lot about this bolt issue, however I was wondering if there could be something else that would cause fragments of plastic to be in the sump
ifloochies
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I'm guessing plastic fragments would be the timing chain guides. Enough pieces sucked/attached to the mesh on the oil pickup would cause the oil pump to lose suction. Its all guessing at this stage until you tear into the engine for an assessment. As suggested, start by removing the sump. All the best with it.
payydg
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As long as you tuned it off immediately you'll probably be fine. A lot of engines have no oil pressure on start up until the oil pump kicks in so a quick on and off should be fine.
