How Long Do I Have Left?
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How Long Do I Have Left?
So this week, my Disco finally ticked over 215k, and I was wondering how much longer my engine had if I maintain it well. So far, there's some valve tick on startup, but everything else seems to be going well. But... when I got this home, it had essentially no oil in it, so I have no idea how well it was maintained. Am I sitting on a time bomb here, or can I keep it going reliably with regular maintenance and replacing parts as they wear out?
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I would love to, but other than stripping it down to the block so I can check the crank bearings and working my way up from there, I'm not sure how to get a comprehensive picture of an engine's health.
My goal at this point is to get it to the point where I have enough money to swap an LS into it. That's probably 2 years away, and I'd really like it to not blow up in that timeframe.
My goal at this point is to get it to the point where I have enough money to swap an LS into it. That's probably 2 years away, and I'd really like it to not blow up in that timeframe.
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DoubleAFL (09-20-2019)
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I am literally doing the exact same thing... "please dont blow up until i can afford to do an LS swap" hahaha. god speed my friend!
I would love to, but other than stripping it down to the block so I can check the crank bearings and working my way up from there, I'm not sure how to get a comprehensive picture of an engine's health.
My goal at this point is to get it to the point where I have enough money to swap an LS into it. That's probably 2 years away, and I'd really like it to not blow up in that timeframe.
My goal at this point is to get it to the point where I have enough money to swap an LS into it. That's probably 2 years away, and I'd really like it to not blow up in that timeframe.
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I will definitely look into that. Looks like there's no plug to put an oil pressure sensor, so I'll put that on my to-do list to install.
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Add a glowshift pack adaptor, sensor and get a gauge. There is literally no what to know how long it will go, it could run for another 100000 km or die tomorrow.
But you can try a few simple things:
But you can try a few simple things:
- Make sure it is an actually an oil tick - I am sure you have but it could be exhaust
- Up your oil weight, go to 20/50 does the tick vanish or lessen if so that will give you more time.
- Check your oil pressure there are kits that screw into the sensor port that will let test it - you can rent those then you know what you are dealing with
- Do the PCV mod or at least pull and clean the breather that can generate over pressure and cause problems
- There are oils with heavy detergent content you could run one for a couple of hundred KM and then change if you think have a lot of sludge
- Try an oil additive that reduces engine,tick while by no means a solution they also will give you an idea of severity. If they can not reduce it the problem could be severe.