200tdi into series 3

keith wainwright said:

I put a new sender in a kettle and gets just above white bit as it boils . Radiator is defender unit .Comments please.

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steve2286w said:

That’s a nice looking build, I put a 200di in mine and it’s a cool engine just gets off the white bit on gauge in summer, you need an adapter to go in thermostat housing to take the series sender unit, think mine was from Steve parkers , so it may not be an issue with the intercooler blocking rad

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steve2286w said:

The intercooler just needs to cool the intake air so bigger cooler should get a denser air which makes it better

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steve2286w said:

That’s a nice looking build, I put a 200di in mine and it’s a cool engine just gets off the white bit on gauge in summer, you need an adapter to go in thermostat housing to take the series sender unit, think mine was from Steve parkers , so it may not be an issue with the intercooler blocking rad

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keith wainwright said:

I changed the oil today and had to put 7 litres in to get it to touch the dipstick .It says in the book 6 litres to fill . Do I have wrong dipstick. Does any one know measurements for top of dipstick to low or top marks .thanks .200tdi

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Turboman said:

How did you measure the oil you put in?
Are you sure the vehicle was perfectly level when you filled and checked it, did you leave time for the oil to settle, and did you remove the dipstick during filling and wipe it before checking?

Do you have an oil cooler, and do you know if it was full or empty when filling? Similar with the oil filter.

Difference between high and low mark on the dipstick is usually about 1 litre.

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Stanleysteamer said:

Over-filled a Disco's engine more than once. The oil, especially when cold, takes an unconscionable time to flow down into the sump. I have learned to fill to the bottom mark or even just below then run the engine till it is warm then STILL wait before checking. Asked a mate to check and top it up once and he did the same too. Not as if he didn't have a LR or three! (We were both packing up and packing the Disco to come home from Frogland.) Just left it in there until I had time to do summat about it. It wasn't a problem.

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Turboman said:

Another common issue is that it is hard to see very clean oil on a dipstick.
I would be more wary of overfilling than underfilling.

What I usually do on marine engines is to fit the filter, which is usually horizontal. Then I fill to about half way up the dipstick, then hold the stop control in and spin over on the starter until the oil light goes out. This means the filter is full.
Then I leave it a while, and check again, then refill to about the half way mark, and restart the engine, and run for a while to check for leaks on the filter. There is no drain plug, they have a built in pump to empty the sump.

Then I leave it overnight, and check it again. I like to leave it about half way up the dipstick, so that on later checks I know if the oil is rising or falling, both of which indicate trouble.

I never measure the oil, maybe a quick glance at the marks on the container to give a rough idea. Measuring is a bit of a waste of time. You never get the whole amount out, and when filling, some oil will also be smeared up the side of the container, inside funnels, and so on.

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Turboman said:

Another common issue is that it is hard to see very clean oil on a dipstick.
I would be more wary of overfilling than underfilling.

What I usually do on marine engines is to fit the filter, which is usually horizontal. Then I fill to about half way up the dipstick, then hold the stop control in and spin over on the starter until the oil light goes out. This means the filter is full.
Then I leave it a while, and check again, then refill to about the half way mark, and restart the engine, and run for a while to check for leaks on the filter. There is no drain plug, they have a built in pump to empty the sump.

Then I leave it overnight, and check it again. I like to leave it about half way up the dipstick, so that on later checks I know if the oil is rising or falling, both of which indicate trouble.

I never measure the oil, maybe a quick glance at the marks on the container to give a rough idea. Measuring is a bit of a waste of time. You never get the whole amount out, and when filling, some oil will also be smeared up the side of the container, inside funnels, and so on.

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Stanleysteamer said:

Changing a filter on your marine engine sounds potentially quite messy!

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Turboman said:

I never spill any. I have special catch trays, made from old oil bottles, that slide under the filter. Unscrew the filter with the tray under it, the oil from the join will run into the tray as it opens. Wait a bit, then unscrew the filter all the way and it will fall into the the tray. Remove the whole thing, and empty the oil from the filter and tray into the waste oil drum via the large funnel.
It doesn't matter anyway, the bilge would hold gallons of oil, which could be removed later with the fluid extractor.
But I don't like to get any oil on my white oil absorbent mats if I can help it.

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Turboman said:

How did you measure the oil you put in?
Are you sure the vehicle was perfectly level when you filled and checked it, did you leave time for the oil to settle, and did you remove the dipstick during filling and wipe it before checking?

Do you have an oil cooler, and do you know if it was full or empty when filling? Similar with the oil filter.

Difference between high and low mark on the dipstick is usually about 1 litre.

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