ibHenry wrote:
Thank-you for your help, so let me make sure I have this straight, if I do the EHM, ORM, and remove the butterfly plate from the elbow valve,(are you 100% sure it will not prevent a runaway engine), the only other thing to do is check for CEL codes on a regular basis, I really can't afford the flash programing or SEGR, is this correct? Also I am coming up to 100,000m service, I am planing on replacement of timing belt, associated pulleys and tensioners, including the water pump and thermostat, while the front is apart I will flush out my intercooler which I'm sure has a ton of oil in it. A warning should go out to those that have oil on their MAP's, it means that the intercooler is pretty full of oil and can cause a runaway engine condition.
With an oil separator, either the Provent or one made from 2" PVC pipe stuffed with steel wool like mine will help keep oil mist out of the intercooler. I have a drain line going back to the sump so I don't have to empty it out every oil change. Use a non waxy synthetic oil like Amsoil or Rotela T-6 and your Provent filter won't tend to clog up.
Anyone have idea what size the serial number fonts on the beans the Bean Counter Engineers who won't put a good oil separator on a diesel engine
Enquiring minds want to know
