Oliver662011
Member
I have a 88 with a super 88 diesel in it, the motor is fresh with only twenty hours on it tops. I was farming with it and it started losing oil pressure. I took it back changed oil and filters, took it out on the field. The oil pressure was fine on start up after ten minutes the oil pressure started dropping again. I checked oil and it appears ruined after 15 minutes. It's shell rotella 15-40. Additionally when I put the new oil it I filled it to 3/8" under the full mark, after 15 minutes the oil level was 3/8" over. Oil is not milky so it leads me to believe it's fuel but I can't really smell it on the dipstick. The injection pump was rebuilt less than a year ago, its a Roosa-master DB2 I believe. I don't think the front seal on the injection pump is leaking fuel in because its all new. The lift pump is original so I believe it is the problem. I pulled it off and pumped it by hand I can't see it leaking. This leads me to my question, is it possible for it the leak even if I cant pump it by hand to make it leak? Are there any other ideas on whats wrong? One more question I pulled out the oil pressure regulator spring, when I removed the nut all I got was a spring is that normal? (Spring looked fine.) Thanks guys, Sorry for the length I just wanted to give you all the details.
Mike
Mike