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fergie 11 · Mar 21, 2010

hi everyone i might have a prob ive got a series 3 1978 diesel now my son by mistake put 6ltrs of oil into the rocker cover cap instead of the oil filler cap am i goin to have probs all the oil has drained into the sump thanks for any advice ps im new to here and to landrovers thanks again

The Mad Hat Man · Mar 21, 2010

Oil into rocker cap or oil filler wont make any difference - but why 6 litres?

if it is overfull on the dipstick then remove any excess. DO NOT start the engine if overfull.

storm99 · Mar 21, 2010

Did he drain all the old oil first????

ratty · Mar 22, 2010

fergie 11 said:
hi everyone i might have a prob ive got a series 3 1978 diesel now my son by mistake put 6ltrs of oil into the rocker cover cap instead of the oil filler cap am i goin to have probs all the oil has drained into the sump thanks for any advice ps im new to here and to landrovers thanks again

Before driving it I think you might want to post a couple of photo's showing where the oil was put in and where it should have been put in just to be on he safe side.

fergie 11 · Mar 22, 2010

it was a complete oil change thanks for your advice

Langers · Mar 22, 2010

fergie 11 said:
hi everyone i might have a prob ive got a series 3 1978 diesel now my son by mistake put 6ltrs of oil into the rocker cover cap instead of the oil filler cap am i goin to have probs all the oil has drained into the sump thanks for any advice ps im new to here and to landrovers thanks again

Sorry, but what's the difference between the rocker cover cap and the oil filler cap? Aren't they the same thing? Or am I being dumb...

ratty · Mar 22, 2010

Langers said:
Sorry, but what's the difference between the rocker cover cap and the oil filler cap? Aren't they the same thing? Or am I being dumb...

It's got me anorl. That's why I suggested him posting up some pics.

Langers · Mar 22, 2010

ratty said:
It's got me anorl. That's why I suggested him posting up some pics.

Aye, hopefully he hasn't put oil into the rad though, that's the only place I would of thought he could have gotten it mixed up with.

storm99 · Mar 22, 2010

Unless he usually trys to fill via the dipstick!!

goonarmy · Mar 22, 2010

Langers said:
Aye, hopefully he hasn't put oil into the rad though, that's the only place I would of thought he could have gotten it mixed up with.

G-man · Mar 22, 2010

i take it not many of you lot (bar mhm) had had much to do with the two and a quarter engine.......

goonarmy · Mar 22, 2010

G-man said:
i take it not many of you lot (bar mhm) had had much to do with the two and a quarter engine.......

I had one, didnt put no oil in it tho.Bastid thing still wouldnt die!

G-man · Mar 22, 2010

the 'cap' on the rocker cover is a breather the filler is a tube down the side of the engine

juiceyv8 · Mar 22, 2010

goonarmy said:
i had one, didnt put no oil in it tho.bastid thing still wouldnt die!

lol!!!!

Langers · Mar 22, 2010

goonarmy said:
I had one, didnt put no oil in it tho.Bastid thing still wouldnt die!

yeah, I'm always reading about how tough those old petrol engines were. Would be more tempted by a series if it wasn't for the sub-20mpg fuel economy.

goonarmy · Mar 22, 2010

mine was run on red so i suspect it werent petrol

G-man · Mar 22, 2010

Langers said:
yeah, I'm always reading about how tough those old petrol engines were. Would be more tempted by a series if it wasn't for the sub-20mpg fuel economy.

run it on lpg if its a petrol and bio if its a diesel

goonarmy · Mar 22, 2010

G-man said:
run it on lpg if its a petrol and bio if its a diesel

or red.

Langers · Mar 22, 2010

G-man said:
run it on lpg if its a petrol and bio if its a diesel

Won't it be even slower on LPG though? It'd likely be an old system on a Series, single-point system probably.

G-man · Mar 22, 2010

not if you swing the cam timing and skim the head to increase the CR, btw LPG has an effective octane rating of 114(ish) so can cope with compression ratios of 12:1 and above

also i take it your v8 is a 3.5 and your running a 3.9 cam

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