Oil gauge problems

Oil gauge
Oil gauge: Metal stick that is used to measure the lubricant level.
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Diesel found in oil

Ford Ranger 2012 Freestyle cab 70000 miles
Diesel found in oil, oil gauge rose up. Hopefully it's an injector problem I sent them away to get tested, there was no visible damage just hope it is an internal problem
Brad from Australia 7 years ago  
BR
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Dale from Australia 3 years ago
Did you top up the engine oil recently? Are you sure there is diesel in the fuel? There is quite a bit of smell cross over in these engines because of the sensitive nature of the piston rings.

Something really annoying about that is that there is quite a bit of oil burnt out the ring for this same reason so most rangers will require a 1-2L top up every 5000km. The problem that then comes from this is that it is a variable flow system and can take anywhere between 10 mins and 2 hours to actually drain back into the sump and get an accurate range. If your on a slight incline this can also dramatically affect the reading on your dipstick.

I myself wound up over filling by 200ml thinking that she was running low and the gauge still read at 1/8th under. This caused a heavier smell than usual, so noticeable it was clear from just the small amount on the dipstick.
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