the oil level on my dipstic is rissing on my 406 diesel.and the oil seams to be thin any ideas as to why
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17 years ago
the oil level on my dipstic is rissing on my 406 diesel.and the oil seams to be thin any ideas as to why
oil dos come up the dip stick.check the level when engine is turn OFF. was the engine warm?when you looked at the dip stick?and what type of oil are you using?
yeah the engine was switched off. i checked the oil level before I set off (engine cold) this morning then checked it when I returned after about a 150ml trip (engine warm) and the oil level was quit a bit higher.using basic semi sym oil
Chris wrote:
recheck it in the morning. as oil dos go up the pipe.and that would give you a reading.untill it was all gone from the tube.
And when you recheck when cold has it dropped to the original level or stayed high? Does it smell of diesel? Is there any signs of water in it? Has your coolant level dropped?
to the original level NO IT'S STILL HIGH Does it smell of diesel? NOT SURE AS UNFORTUNALY THE CAR IS A DIESEL SO EVERYTHING SMELLS OF THE STUFF Is there any signs of water in it? NO Has your coolant level dropped? NO
Does it smell of diesel? NOT SURE AS UNFORTUNALY THE CAR IS A DIESEL Try wiping the oil on the dipstick onto a clean tissue and then walk well away from the car to sniff it. That should eliminate smells from the car and just leave that in the oil and on your hands.
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