just bought farmall m. drained engine oil and it appears to look like rear end lube, real thick. It had a m&w live hyd pump prior to me getting it. Also has m&w 9 speed tranny. Is there any way the rear end oil could get into the engine or could it be the seal in the pump leaking heavy hydraulic fluid into the crankcase? Oil looked to be 80 weight. Any help appreciated.
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Anonymous-0
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Listen to Deltared. probably wouldn't hurt to splash a bit of diesel in there to make sure all the gunk is out of the pan. And as far as i know there is no "heavy" hydraulic fluid.
George Rausch
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Delta might be right. Friend of mine got his uncle's tarctor, went to change the oil, it ooozed out slow and thick, and uncle admitted he never changes oil.
screwstick
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With all the respect to DeltaRed, I agree with everything until it comes to running an engine with diesel instead of oil. You may get lucky, but more than likely you will ruin an engine. If the bearings were already wore out and the previous owner was putting thicker and thicker oil in to keep the knock down, running diesel through the system will beat the bearings out in short order.
I'd pull the pan, clean what I could with diesel/kerosene and button it back up with new fresh oil and seafoam (or your favorite oil additive). Depending on how the oil pressure is after the cleaning and new oil, the engine may need a rebuild anyway. But I'd much rather come to that decision after listening to an engine knock than one that comes to a screeching halt because it locked up.
I'd pull the pan, clean what I could with diesel/kerosene and button it back up with new fresh oil and seafoam (or your favorite oil additive). Depending on how the oil pressure is after the cleaning and new oil, the engine may need a rebuild anyway. But I'd much rather come to that decision after listening to an engine knock than one that comes to a screeching halt because it locked up.
Anonymous-0
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Have always used a "LITTLE" diesel to help clean up a newly
acquired engine that had nasty looking oil. No different than
motor flush, got to use common sense and not work it, just get
cleaner through the system. Sometimes it was turning engine by
a belt from another tractor. Prevented heat build up from
ignition. Haven't harmed one YET. Always a good idea then to
have lots of filters around.
acquired engine that had nasty looking oil. No different than
motor flush, got to use common sense and not work it, just get
cleaner through the system. Sometimes it was turning engine by
a belt from another tractor. Prevented heat build up from
ignition. Haven't harmed one YET. Always a good idea then to
have lots of filters around.
rustyfarmall
Well-known Member
Drop the oil pan. Probably has enough sludge in the bottom it's a wonder the oil would drain out through the drain plug. New pan gaskets are readily available and are not expensive.
there is no short cut , not a successfull one anyway , drop the pan and even the oil pump and clean them out properly , it will only take a small bit of grime to block up a oil gallery and she is on her way to destruction, then there will be another tractor bieng parted out
you could tap into the oil pressure circut and supplyoil through the engine that will help flush crap out of the gallories , you could make your own pressure tank, get a clean air tank make a stand for it place it so there is a outlet on the bottom , make the required oil line , half fill thetank with oil then put a cap on top with a air valve of some type , apply some light amount of air pressure to get the oil flowingLarry B 1486
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Drain the oil out and get some cheap 40 weight motor oil and put 2 - 3 qts diesel fuel in it. Run it under no load for about 2 hrs so the motor is at operation temperture and drain it out hot. That should flush the sludge out and then fill it back with good oil. Running a couple qts diesel in the crank case won't hurt it. If you look in your owners manual for winter operation it tells you to deluite your motor oil with kerosene. I have had diesel injector pump seals go out and had pumped as much as 1 1/2 gal of diesel in crankcases under load and never hurt them. Some mechanics will tell you also to leave out one qt oil and add one qt automatic transmission fluid and leave it in untill next oil change to clean it out. One other thing is to make sure you change the oil filter after flushing out the engine.
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