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Engine Oil Over-fill
Somehow over the winter storage the extra oil in the reserve tank drained into the engine. When I pull the dipstick cold, I am almost an inch above the full mark.
If I start the engine in order to air-up so I can do an oil change – am I going to harm the engine? Something in the back of my mind about blowing seals???
1992 8V92
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15 Replies
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If my memory is correct I believe the full level on the 8V92 is 10 or 12 gals.
For that short period of idle running time there would be no harmfull effect to any engine part.
AL
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I agree with Al, but don’t forget to block and brace before crawling under.
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I had a tech at DD overfill my 8V-92 and drove around with it for about 50 miles before discovering it. How did I discover it you ask. The slobber all over the engine as the oil found it’s own way out.
Kind of messy until I got it drained down and cleaned up but no damage.
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7 -1/2 gal unless you have a special pan! Won’t hurt to run a little high for a short time. Let sit 20 minutes to ck final oil level after you shut it off. Bob
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Thanks all. My book says 7.2 but I will check as I add.
You guys get nervous at all about oil up in that reserve tank?
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Not at all just keep track of it
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Started the bus to air-up and took a peak underneath. There is probably about a cup worth of fluid (oil or tranny) that has leaked down onto the mini mud flap that is below the tranny and onto the floor. Thinking oil as it is black and I just had my transmission fluid changed 11months ago and not many miles.
For those of you grease monkeys who know an 8V92 like one of your children, ideas on where that could be comming from? If it is related to over-fill, where would oil naturally be pushed out?
Thanks
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If you are 1 inch above the full mark on the stick drain a couple of gals 1 in above the full mark puts it where the rods can contact the oil in the pan on a 8v92 and you will have a mess
Clifford
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Thanks Clifford. So if it gets up that high, just curious how it leaks out – is there a breather tube or something?
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Out the slobber tubes. That is a part missing on Series 60 coaches.
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I have always aired my bus up before starting using my shop compressor. If you have shop air where you store the bus – hook it up to the brake/air inlet and raise it without starting the engine.
Works for me.
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great idea. So I use the port by the Webasto that the tow truck uses to unlock the brakes??
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Liam,
The rear fill charges all tanks, brake, wet and aux. The front fill in the steering bay only charges the aux tank.
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