As the name of the post implies, I set out last Friday morning to change out my air filter, oil filter / engine oil, and diesel filter on my euro spec 1991 HDJ80, with 300,000 kilometres (186,500 miles) on the odometer. It had been at least two years since my last oil change, but I don't drive it every day- Stuttgart, Germany frowns upon Euro Category 1-2 diesel engines. I made sure that the oil level has always been right, especially after sorting out a front crankshaft seal that had me pretty steadily dripping. I also went with 15W-40 Shell, which was a bit thicker than the 10W-40 previously running in it. I also added Lucas Enging oil stabilizer. The results were not good. I had to back out of my barely fitting German garage to change the oil, and then I pulled back into the garage, cleaned up my tools and cleaned up for some errands.
When I returned to the garage to take the eco-mobile out, I noticed that there was a lake underneath the 80. I went out for dry sweep, backed the truck out, cleaned up the garage floor, topped off the motor oil again, tightened the oil filter, and pulled back in a second time- dumping another quart of oil on the garage floor.
And, oh yes, the oil drain plug on the oil pan was snug and not leaking a bit.
I've never seen that much oil come out of an engine- it's almost as if a plug or hose popped out and the oil came out under pressure. I can't imagine a gasket failing that completely; any idea what could have caused this?
Thanks much for any insight,
"Scared S%$#ess in Stuttgart"
When I returned to the garage to take the eco-mobile out, I noticed that there was a lake underneath the 80. I went out for dry sweep, backed the truck out, cleaned up the garage floor, topped off the motor oil again, tightened the oil filter, and pulled back in a second time- dumping another quart of oil on the garage floor.
And, oh yes, the oil drain plug on the oil pan was snug and not leaking a bit.
I've never seen that much oil come out of an engine- it's almost as if a plug or hose popped out and the oil came out under pressure. I can't imagine a gasket failing that completely; any idea what could have caused this?
Thanks much for any insight,
"Scared S%$#ess in Stuttgart"