Both the original engine and the used 90k 2.5 one in there now have never been very clean inside. Whenever I do an oil change the oil is black imediately after. With the cam cover off it’s pretty crappy in there. I’ve increased oil services on the old girl but it’s obviously had a ****ty life. Any recomendations to help clean it out short of pulling the engine?
P38A Cleaning out the engine.
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ovalandrover
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You can change the oil as often as you like but it will always be black within 1000 miles ITS A DIESEL
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Back in the 1970's I used a flushing oil after draining the sump and before refilling with oil. But that was on petrol engines with mineral oil, might not be appropriate in these days of modern synthetics. An occasional sump removal and a good de-sludging was also the order of the day. Maybe cleaning the sump and cam cover out and doing a couple of short interval oil changes might clean up the guts of the engine.
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You can run an engine flush (such as wynns) through just before you change the oil, but i would do the filter at the same time just incase it dislodges any deposits.
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get a higher detergent oil, oil going black isnt an issue if its changed regular and has no sludge build up
I’m sure it isn’t mate but I would like to see engine a little cleaner inside as it does look pretty shi*y with the top cover off. My old 156JTD had 220,000 on the clock and was a lot cleaner inside.
Always do mate. Never drop the oil without a filter change. Thought about wynns but have heard horror storries with running mains and ends after use although not on a 2.5 admittedly.
Higher detergent oil? Do you have any examples? Can’t tell you whats in the sump as it’s not been off.
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you can look in the rocker box
Sorry mate. Not sure I explained myself correctly. Top cover/ rocker box. I’ve looked
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andSorry mate. Not sure I explained myself correctly. Top cover/ rocker box. I’ve looked
It’s black and ****ty inside but worse than other diesels I’ve owned with much higher mileage. Everything is heavily stained.
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I'd do an oil change every 3000 miles with good quality oil, that way if it has been neglected in the past should cleannit up on the inside
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In the summer I took the sump off, the rocker off, the turbo pipes and drain and the intercooler and cleaned the lot. New oil and filter and still black afterwards. It is the particulates from burning. Only way to get clean oil is to run with LPG.
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Think I put pictures up sonewhere of the mesh filter in the rocker cover. That gets really manky.
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Don't forget your engine oil cooler will hold dirty oil!!
