Tonym3

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #1

1991 Defender 90 200tdi
yesterday I decided after all the tricky jobs I have carried out I would do the nice simple one and change the oil, so drained the old stuff removed the filter and changed then re-filled with new oil.
That all went well.
However on my drive in this morning it didn't quiet sound right almost like a blowing from the engine, with a slight loss of power.
Nursed it into work and when stationary I could hear a rattle from the top of the engine and there is oil around and under the first injector.

Only thing I can think that I did not do after the change was re-check the oil level but I had put in over 5.5ltrs so shouldn't be drastically low.

So what have I done? I'm hoping I've just done something daft and not completely buggered the engine as it's now my only car!!!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #2

filter loose , leaking cooler pipe ,poorly fitted filler cap .?any pics

 

Tonym3

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #3

Will go check all of the above cap seemed fine when I first got to work and stuck my head under.
The filter would be my guess old one was a real pain in the arse to remove, new one seemed to go on fine but I will re-check it at lunchtime if I can be cheeky and use a ramp

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Oct 26, 2015

• #4

Tonym3 said:

Will go check all of the above cap seemed fine when I first got to work and stuck my head under.
The filter would be my guess old one was a real pain in the arse to remove, new one seemed to go on fine but I will re-check it at lunchtime if I can be cheeky and use a ramp

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If your oil filter is so loose it is rattling, there will be a huge pool of oil on the road!
And you don't need a ramp to check an oil filter, open the bonnet and reach down, you can put your hand on it. Or crawl under.

 

Tonym3

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #5

Big sighs of relief!! Just been down to have a better look over the engine to check for any obvious problems and I found the offending part. Bloody down pipe had come loose!!
Well that explains the blowing noise and the rattle I'm thinking most if not all the oil could have been a sloppy pourer as there is none under the car. I will get the pipe back on and give it a run later.

I really thought I had done some damage this morning!!

Thanks for the helpful replies always appreciated

 

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lynall

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #6

Look further down the downpipe and there should be a bracket to bolt it to the engine block

 

gazman

Well-Known Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #7

Just checking but 5.5 lts doesn't sound a lot to me. My td5 takes somewhere in the region of 7

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Oct 27, 2015

• #8

gazman said:

Just checking but 5.5 lts doesn't sound a lot to me. My td5 takes somewhere in the region of 7

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He probably didn't manage to get all of the old stuff out!