OnDaRoad
On the road ....
# 10 - hard starting when cold after ruling out glow plugs
#9 - intermittent rough running like you have clogged fuel filter and/or stalls out while driving
#8 - oil in crankcase a little lower than usual - no diesel smell
#7 - new leaks around oil pan/harmonic balancer/rear main seal
#6 - poor fuel mileage
#5 - smell of diesel fuel when you check oil crankcase oil level
#4 - oil viscosity seems thin on dipstick
#3 - crankcase seems to be overfilled
#2 - noisy lifters or valve rattle while driving
#1 - metal flakes on your magnetic drain plug or in your oil filter
If you have never changed your mechanical fuel pump .....
DO IT NOW ......
Mechanical lift pumps can fail slowly or all at once .....
By the time you diagnose a failing or failed mechanical fuel pump,
you could be pumping straight diesel into your crankcase which
will ruin your engine ........
If you replace your mechanical fuel pump - DO NOT buy an Airtex pump
If you want to change over to an electric fuel pump, there is a member
here who sells one and several threads on how to change over ....
I like this one @ http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47528
Jim
#9 - intermittent rough running like you have clogged fuel filter and/or stalls out while driving
#8 - oil in crankcase a little lower than usual - no diesel smell
#7 - new leaks around oil pan/harmonic balancer/rear main seal
#6 - poor fuel mileage
#5 - smell of diesel fuel when you check oil crankcase oil level
#4 - oil viscosity seems thin on dipstick
#3 - crankcase seems to be overfilled
#2 - noisy lifters or valve rattle while driving
#1 - metal flakes on your magnetic drain plug or in your oil filter
If you have never changed your mechanical fuel pump .....
DO IT NOW ......
Mechanical lift pumps can fail slowly or all at once .....
By the time you diagnose a failing or failed mechanical fuel pump,
you could be pumping straight diesel into your crankcase which
will ruin your engine ........
If you replace your mechanical fuel pump - DO NOT buy an Airtex pump
If you want to change over to an electric fuel pump, there is a member
here who sells one and several threads on how to change over ....
I like this one @ http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47528
Jim