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Lordy9099



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Oil Level Overfilled

Hi Guys,

Hoping you can shed some light on my oil level reading, so when I’ve been reading the oil level cold, it’s been saying Oil Level Overfilled, so I parked it up and bought an extractor and took out about 1L initially it showed 3/4 and then went to max so I thought job sorted, the following day I checked it again cold and it said overfilled again, so I removed another 1L and checked it again, the gauge didn’t move, so I’ve took out another 2L since and it’s still saying overfilled, is the reading a live read or does the engine have to be started for it to get a reading? Surely the most accurate read is when it’s cold, but does the engine have to be started for it to reset the gauge?

Thanks

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DrRob



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Suck it all out now
Add 8.5L back in
Should read just over half when cold
Don't drive it until you've done the above as you might have removed too much now Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
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Many, many other Landies over the years
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DrRob



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Sensor has been known to fail too. Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Lordy9099



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Does that include removing the sump for the turbo drain? Also if you remove this plug and drain do you have to prime anything or does it run over from the main sump?

Thing is, initially when I did take some oil out, the gauge did drop to 3/4 then to max and stayed there, but the next day when I checked it again it said oil level overfilled again.

Thanks,

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JayGee



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Forget about the turbo drain sump for now - just drain the lot and refill with 8.5-9L to make sure you are not underfilling an engine with a broken level sender. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

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DrRob



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Don't over think it Wink Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Cam-Tech-Craig



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Lordy9099 wrote:
Does that include removing the sump for the turbo drain? Also if you remove this plug and drain do you have to prime anything or does it run over from the main sump?

Thing is, initially when I did take some oil out, the gauge did drop to 3/4 then to max and stayed there, but the next day when I checked it again it said oil level overfilled again.

Thanks,


Lordy, if you took your car into JLR tomorrow for any service, they would only suck the oil out the top and refill with 8-9lrts.

So, as above. Don't overthink it for now! Simply suck the rest of the oil out and put 8ltrs back in and then recheck your digital level. This will give you proof your level sensor is working or not sir? Thumbs Up

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Lordy9099



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Hi Guys,

Quick update I took all the oil out, it was indeed overfilled by about 4-5 litres of oil. Thankfully
It’s not been took many miles since it was last done so hopefully caught it before any major damage done.

Thanks for your help

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JayGee



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How is it possible to overfill it by that amount? Who serviced it last? 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

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Lordy9099



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I haven’t a clue, it was some place in Scotland where the previous owner took it, thanks fully it’s only done a few hundred miles so hopefully hasn’t done any damage and I caught it early. Great example as to why I service all my new cars from scratch again

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Bloody hell! You were lucky! 👍

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Lordy9099



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Think I would have known of any engine damage already or could it have done damage that hasn’t yet shown?

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Any oil leaks? 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

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Lordy9099



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Not that I’ve seen

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DrRob



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Name and shame that garage so folks can avoid them. That's insane 😳 Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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