twice_nightly
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My disco 300tdi made a horrible metallic grating/spinning noise when accelerating (usually worse in 4th) however I changed the oil a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised that the noise disappeared! Unfortunately however after a couple of days the noise came back, I checked the oil level and topped it up to Max on the dipstick and hey presto the noise disappeared again.
Now being a Land Rover the disco leaks a little oil here and there, so when the level drops the noise comes back, I top it up and all is quiet again. I can understand this if the level was dropping to 'Min' and would expect some friction type noise but we are talking a very slight drop from 'Max' ?
Can anyone shed any light on this as I can't be topping the oil up by a few spoonfuls every other day which is what it seems to need!
Cheers.
Now being a Land Rover the disco leaks a little oil here and there, so when the level drops the noise comes back, I top it up and all is quiet again. I can understand this if the level was dropping to 'Min' and would expect some friction type noise but we are talking a very slight drop from 'Max' ?
Can anyone shed any light on this as I can't be topping the oil up by a few spoonfuls every other day which is what it seems to need!
Cheers.