08 3L crd exhaust spitting oil

[26PSI]

Got an issue with oil in exhaust.

Had some electrical issues recently with a faulty alternator, glow plug relay and glow plugs.
Got them all replaced at a mechanics, with the rocker cover gasket at the same time.
Haven't been driving it while i have replacing the carpet with vinyl and better insulation, only drove it 1.5 kms from mechanics home.
Started it just then, it smelled of burning oil, found it was spitting oil out of the exhaust.

My question is, would replacing glow plugs or the rocker cover gasket allow oil to enter the chamber? is this normal whilst servicing these parts?
Will it just burn off or have I got a serious problem?

cheers

[mudski]

Got an issue with oil in exhaust.

Had some electrical issues recently with a faulty alternator, glow plug relay and glow plugs.
Got them all replaced at a mechanics, with the rocker cover gasket at the same time.
Haven't been driving it while i have replacing the carpet with vinyl and better insulation, only drove it 1.5 kms from mechanics home.
Started it just then, it smelled of burning oil, found it was spitting oil out of the exhaust.

My question is, would replacing glow plugs or the rocker cover gasket allow oil to enter the chamber? is this normal whilst servicing these parts?
Will it just burn off or have I got a serious problem?

cheers

Remove the intercooler hose from the turbo. If its oily, like really oily, it will be one of two things. The turbo has blown a seal. Or its oil coming from the crank case breather hose. So to check, remove the intake pipe from the air box to the turbo and check if theres oil coming from where the crank case breather hose joins in.

[26PSI]

yeah mate, quite a bit of oil coming from the c/c breather.

[26PSI]

would a catch can prevent this?

thanks for the advice

[mudski]

yeah mate, quite a bit of oil coming from the c/c breather.

c/c? Catch can? What type of can is it? Catch cans are supposed to have a bypass setup on them so if the filter is blocked or the can is full of oil, the vapours bypass the can and go straight into the intake.

[26PSI]

sorry, crank case breather. no catch can installed. was wondering if one would help?

[mudski]

sorry, crank case breather. no catch can installed. was wondering if one would help?

Definitely help. It spend the coin and buy a decent one with a removable filter. It to have oil coming out of the exhaust is pretty serious. How much oil is in the turbo outlet?


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[26PSI]

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some photos, if they work?
had to remove some hiclones as well.

[Mickhead]

Any oil going into the engines intake cycle should burn? Its a diesel? Any oil getting past the seal into the turbine should stink and come out the end of the exhaust because it never made it thru the combustion cycle in the engine perhaps?

[mudski]

Is the Patrol smokier that normal from the exhaust? And if I'm reading this right. You removed some Hiclones? What about the Energy Polariser?

[26PSI]

cleaned the intercooler and pipes today, got a fair amount of oil and residue out.
started it, with a piece of cardboard on the ground to check the exhaust and it was still spitting liquid. But after having a better look, it seemed to be water with small flakes of soot, that dissolved when you touched them.
Im thinking maybe the water was in the exhaust from before i got it serviced (deep hole), haven't really driven it since then, 1.5km tops. Maybe the oil is just from the 190K kms done without a catch can?
Getting a Provent 200 and some MAF sensor cleaner tomorrow. Will keep an eye on the oil levels in the catch can.

cheers for the help, much appreciated.

[26PSI]

A little smokier, hard to tell in dark. I'll check in the morning.
Yeah, got rid of the hi-clones.
Don't know what Energy Polariser is?

[26PSI]

just googled Energy Polariser, nice!

[mudski]

A little smokier, hard to tell in dark. I'll check in the morning.
Yeah, got rid of the hi-clones.
Don't know what Energy Polariser is?

Your obviously too young to remember then. It will take too long to explain, Google it when you have time.

I noticed you also have the OEM intercooler. Was there any oil deposits on the underside of the cooler? If there is, this means the intercooler is leaking and needs to be replaced. A leaking intercooler will mean leaking boost pressure which equates to lower engine performance and an over working turbo.