I need to get my transaxle oil analyzed to find out what the silver sheen in it is...definitively...anyone know where I can in Calif? TIA steve karl wrote: > > A refresher: This is the 1.9 TD that I installed in my Syncro Westy this > winter, that made the trip cross-country east to west, 7000 miles, only to > die the day after I returned home to Maryland. I sent a test-sample of the > oil off to the Mobil oil test lab, and the results are here! (I used Mobil > 1, 15W50 grade oil) > > The report says: " Severe level of fuel soot detected. Soot implies poor > combustion, improper air / fuel mix, compression. Viscosity high. Bearing / > bushing wear indicated." > > In the 'physical data' section, the viscosity of the oil at 100 degrees C is > 63.1(!!), water by volume less than .05%, fuel less than 1% by volume, and > soot an incredible 12.1% by volume! (iron and other metals were at an > acceptable level, so it wasn't self destructing during the trip) > > So, cause of death was not overheating of the oil as I initially suspected, > but soot contamination. I suspect that there was a problem with the pump and > / or the injectors, as the exhaust had several episodes of belching lots of > black smoke (soot). .....this would also explain the poor fuel mileage. A > lesson learned, in the realm of diesels. > > Karl > '87 Westy Syncro TD |
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