Hello, I hope someone can give some insight to what happened last week. My tractor was being used for a few hours last week. According to my dad the engine changed sounds and he shut the tractor down. He checked the oil and it was dangerously low. The tractor was not smoking excessively and and no leaks were found. Put oil back in and started it back up. It ran okay but didn't sound exactly right. But, it got worse after a few minutes and seemed to be losing power. Then a knock/rattle appeared. I shut it down. But, it had already lost almost 2 quarts of oil in just a very short time. Still no leaks and no smoke. I know that probably the engine may need some work now but I would like to figure out where the oil went. I have talked to several people and we are puzzled to where the oil is going. I am sorry for such a long post.
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JimB2
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- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Hi, it usually is the other way around with the D-179, the Diesel gets into the oil pan via the front seal in the injection pump.
As the other post said oil into rad or out the rear seal into clutch housing. The clutch housing has an inspection plate on the bottom that can be loosened and see if oil runs out. I assume there are no external leaks. Only other possibility is that the oil returns from the valve cover area became plugged and the oil has accumulated under the valve cover.
Hope a bearing hasn't spun on the crank.
JimB
As the other post said oil into rad or out the rear seal into clutch housing. The clutch housing has an inspection plate on the bottom that can be loosened and see if oil runs out. I assume there are no external leaks. Only other possibility is that the oil returns from the valve cover area became plugged and the oil has accumulated under the valve cover.
Hope a bearing hasn't spun on the crank.
JimB
Janicholson
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Three possible places. Out of a leak that squirts the oil far engouh that it doesn't show up on the tractor. Into the bell housing (if the cover is off and it was not a massive dump of oil, that is not it. 3 into the radiator. (a 4th is someone stealing oil!) Jim
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