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 Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:43 pm |
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Hi!
Got a bog standard 1.4 and I can never see a definite oil level on the dipstick as I have with previous cars. There is oil in it and oil right up above the markers on the stick. Even after services it still looks like this. Is this normal for the Pug?
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:46 pm |
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After a service the oil will be a lot more clearer anyway. Give it time, and it should be darker, meaning you can see it 
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:49 pm |
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Wonder if its missing the plastic end OR has the wrong dipstick installed?
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:49 pm |
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My dipstick has snapped! God knows how they managed that! Can still see the level though.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:51 pm |
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| Bassline_Toad wrote: |
| My dipstick has snapped! God knows how they managed that! Can still see the level though. |
Common problem, will be in stock at your local Peugeot / Citroen main dealer 
There a fast moving part 
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:52 pm |
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I have that same problem on my 1.4 HDI where it's smeared right up the stick.
What I do to get an accurate reading is wipe the stick clean, then dip it and take the reading from the side of the stick facing away from me.
I repeat this a few times to make sure it's accurate and not smeared.
It seems to smear on the back, facing me, on mine.
Andy
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:52 pm |
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Common? Really? LOL!
Yeah, I imagine they'd have one, but it doesn't irritate me that much.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:55 pm |
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I keep the complete dipstick in the plastic parts bag in the boot & it only comes out for weekly oil level checks, I use an old one the rest of the time to stick in the hole.
The constant heating & cooling cycles of the engine make the plastic end brittle & snap off sooner or later.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:58 pm |
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| cosmicdance wrote: |
| I have that same problem on my 1.4 HDI |
Being a diesel you must make sure the oil level never goes over the max mark on the dipstick.
An overfilled diesel engine will happily run away on its own oil & there's only 3 ways to stop it.
Block the air intake to choke the engine if your brave
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Stick it in 5th gear, footbrake & handbrake fully on & stall it ( best option )
OR
Wait for it to explode
Turning the ignition off on a runaway diesel will do sweet fa to stop it
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:28 am |
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Or you could simply remove fuse number 15, the 30 AMP one in the engine fusebox, and this will stop the car as it is for the diesel injection pump instead of dramatising with the 'only 3 ways to stop it' performance.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:30 am |
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| cosmicdance wrote: |
| Or you could simply remove fuse number 15, the 30 AMP one in the engine fusebox, and this will stop the car as it is for the diesel injection pump instead of dramatising with the 'only 3 ways to stop it' performance. |
If the engine is running on its own OIL pulling the fuse for the diesel injection pump wont stop it
When a diesel runs away it isnt using any diesel to fuel the engine, it uses its own engine oil
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:33 am |
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Ahh right I see what you're saying!
Sorry I apologise for my reply then and stand corrected.
Andy
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:37 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| cosmicdance wrote: |
| I have that same problem on my 1.4 HDI |
Being a diesel you must make sure the oil level never goes over the max mark on the dipstick.
An overfilled diesel engine will happily run away on its own oil & there's only 3 ways to stop it.
Block the air intake to choke the engine if your brave
OR
Stick it in 5th gear, footbrake & handbrake fully on & stall it ( best option )
OR
Wait for it to explode
Turning the ignition off on a runaway diesel will do sweet fa to stop it |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zx3qKX_Pno
Not pretty.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:47 am |
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The 1.9 DCi engine used in the Laguna II & other Renaults is favourite for running away, EGR valve failure leads to death on those engines
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:50 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| The 1.9 DCi engine used in the Laguna II & other Renaults is favourite for running away, EGR valve failure leads to death on those engines |
To think that some people remove the EGR from their cars as a performance mod 
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