Cream in oil cap - TD5 defender 10p

[tom1979]

Morning all, noticed this morning a tiny amount of creamy type stuff on the inside of my oil filler cap. At first I panicked, but I have been using it for very short runs for the last few weeks to work and back - literally 2.5 miles each way, then it's been parked up over the weekend.

I've marked the coolant level and cleaned the cap so I can monitor, but is this sort of normal for regular short runs?

Also I have noticed a tiny amount of white/grey smoke on start up and very occasionally it misses when revving but fine after less than a minute. No fault codes etc all looks normal

Maybe I have got too used to something being wrong with it!

 

[mikescuba]

I'm no expert here and don't wish to alarm you unnecessarily but my 200 tdi for several months only does short trips to the next village and back which is 2 kilometers each way and I don't have any creaming on my oil cap. It could be just condensation in the engine each morning. I would take it for a good run and see.

 

[tom1979]

Thanks mike, I've read on other forums where people say it's normal for short runs but nothing on Landyzone to that effect - will have to just monitor and see

 

[johnlad]

I’ve never heard of it on a td5 that healthy

 

[Discodevon]

Get it really hot and drain the oil

I can recommend Shell helix I 5w40

This oil has transformed my td5

Cheers

 

[lightning]

In what way has it transformed the vehicle? It's just a 5w/40 multigrade engine oil.

 

[Discodevon]

In what way has it transformed the vehicle? It's just a 5w/40 multigrade engine oil.

Hi lightening... In terms of smoothness of the engine at idle and through the Rev range it has made it run so much sweeter than it ever did on other 5w40 oils... It has active cleansing technology which does clean things up more than other oils... Euro car parts has it on offer try it in yours mate you will then believe me

 

[tom1979]

I’ve never left oil in the vehicle long enough to notice if different ones are better I change it two or three times a year which is about every 3000 miles

 

[neilly]

two or three times a year which is about every 3000 miles

I was surprised, my 90 did 3.5K this year. Maybe next year it will get an oil change...LOL.

Cheers

 

[Discodevon]

I was surprised, my 90 did 3.5K this year. Maybe next year it will get an oil change...LOL.

Cheers

Land Rover recommend changing oils every 12.000 miles or every year regardless of milage

 

[neilly]

Land Rover recommend changing oils every 12.000 miles or every year regardless of milage

Oh do get a sense of humour @Discodevon . BTW what is milage? :p

Cheers

 

[tom1979]

Land Rover also designed vehicles that caused us all to become mechanics! 12k is too long

 

[Discodevon]

Oh do get a sense of humour @Discodevon . BTW what is milage? :p

Cheers

Haha yes it was meant to be abit informal know one goes by that lol!

 

[Discodevon]

Land Rover also designed vehicles that caused us all to become mechanics! 12k is too long

Far too long!

 

[tom1979]

My discovery gets done every 4K - they recommend 16k for it.

 

[Discodevon]

80.000 miles neilly

 

[neilly]

80.000 miles neilly

NO..LOL.............I was asking what milage is??

My discovery gets done every 4K - they recommend 16k for it.

Start looking at the recommendations for the diff , tbox and gbox oils. interesting......

Cheers

 

[Discodevon]

NO..LOL.............I was asking what milage is??




Start looking at the recommendations for the diff , tbox and gbox oils. interesting......

Cheers

Aha you're correct, Land Rover should of had an hours meter like All other machinery

 

[tom1979]

NO..LOL.............I was asking what milage is??




Start looking at the recommendations for the diff , tbox and gbox oils. interesting......

Cheers

Don’t tell me “sealed for life” lol

 

[neilly]

Aha you're correct, Land Rover should of had an hours meter like All other machinery

But an hour meter, as fitted to a tractor does not allow for when it is towed..............

Don’t tell me “sealed for life” lol

Not quite, but it changed dramatically for the diffs between the D1 and D2.

Cheers