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Izabarack


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Mate just rang saying the oil level in his Triton Ute is way way above the Max mark.    Mate is in another state ATM and far away from his regular mechanic.    First Q is about draining the oil until back to Full then driving home?    Will he blow the motor up.    I have heard of motors apparantly making oil, can anyone suggest how this happens?



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Ask him if the coolant level is low.

 



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Engine oil level can rise caused by being supplemented by fuel, diesel. There was a warning about this in my Pajero Sport Owner's Manual. As diesel doesn't have as good a lubricating ability as synthetic oil, it is important to change engine oil as soon as possible following un-explained oil level rise.
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If it was my ute I would get an oil change done ASAP and check all fluid levels.

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Same here I would not drive it any distance before changing the oil. if it continues to rise on the way home. I would Change it again. oil is cheaper than engines. Landy

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As above, there's only the 2 other liquids that can get in there. Oil will usually look lighter in colour and have thick lumpy bits if there's a lot of water in it. If it's got diesel in it, he might be able to smell diesel on the dipstick.

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UPdate- Mobile Mechanic attended and mucked around for a couple of hoiurs.   This is all second hand info so bere with me.   There is speculation that a dodgy injector is to blame or overfueling because of a faulty DPF schedule.   Essentially, the sump is collecting fluid because unburnt fuel is getting past the rings into the sump.  

Fault code download has not been helpful.

What happens next?    Oil change done and level after a short run and rest has been noted.   Mobile mechanic advice is to drive the ute home and hand it over to the regular mechanic.   Mate, understandably, is not particularly happy.   His Google search has returned similar to the replies here and is now going to drive it home and hope for the best getting home.

i'll update next time I get some info.



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