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Fatboy Slim



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Possibly out of luck.......
Well, now on Td5 number 7, with a combined travelled milage of well in excess of a million miles with no major faults whatsoever on any of them, I may have a case of the dreaded fuel dilution..........oil sample going off tomorrow, let's see what the lab report comes back like Sad
Post #412746 31st Mar 2015 5:31pm
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T1G UP



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no need for a lab report...if it filling up and it smells of derv then the washers need changing...unless its to late?
Post #412747 31st Mar 2015 5:33pm
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Fatboy Slim



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Only a very slight rise and I always work off oil samples. It costs me nothing and I can see the wear rates then and decided if further investigation is required. Its the diesel engineer in me, I can't help it Thumbs Up

Fuel dilution has to be really bad for it to be detected by smell
Post #412748 31st Mar 2015 5:36pm
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Fatboy Slim



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Dammit. Fuel dilution detected Evil or Very Mad . Time to hoik the squirters out. Thumbs Up
Post #415920 13th Apr 2015 10:46am
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110MGD



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I had similar on my 2001 90 Td5. With yours being the later 15p engine its less likeley you have a cracked cylinder head. I have a 10p Big Cry

However 2,000 miles *touch wood, and the oil level isnt rising and doesn't smell diesely, so that's a promising sign, that the injector seals have done the trick!!

Mr. Green 2001 Td5 CSW (weekend and snow mobile) Plenty of lights, M/T tyres EGR delete, roofrack, swing away wheel carrier, snorkel.
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Post #415952 13th Apr 2015 3:15pm
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Fatboy Slim



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I'll get the crack detector out and give it a thorough check as I usually do. I'd strongly recommend sampling your oil if you have any suspicion. I deal with lots of cases of fuel dilution every year on various different types of engine and I can tell you now by the time you can smell it it's bad !!
Post #415954 13th Apr 2015 3:28pm
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Fatboy Slim



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Well injector seals done, no cracks found so let's see what the next sample shows Thumbs Up
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Good work and good to know about the longevity of these engines
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