Looking at car. Oil on dipstick

Glen_Quagmire

Contender for most boring thread I know

I went to look at a 2014 Mazda 6 2.2 Diesel and car ran fine nice and smooth driving, however when I had a look under the bonnet I pulled out the dipstick and it had oil all the way up to the top.

I asked the guy in the car dealers and he wasn't sure but said it just arrived last week on the boat from the UK so that may have something to do with it.

Any ideas what that could be?

AndyBoBandy

Did you wipe the dipstick clean and insert/remove again to check actual level?

Cee-Jay-Cee

If you pulled the dipstick, wiped it clean and re-dipped it and it still had oil all along the length then chances are the oil is mixing with diesel and so the oil level rises which is a known problem in those Mazda engines.

Walk away, don’t even go back for another look.

Toyotafanboi

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

I asked the guy in the car dealers and he wasn't sure but said it just arrived last week on the boat from the UK so that may have something to do with it.

I'd love to know what he was even trying to refer to with that.

This person could probably tell you more OP.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057995500

I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole, even if it's running ok.

Glen_Quagmire

OK I'm hearing alarm bells here best to move on.

I was also considering a Jaguar XF 2.2D 2014, albeit a lot more expensive. Are they any better?

bazz26

Jaguar servicing and maintenance like most premium brands can be expensive especially if you have to source those parts from a main dealer. On the plus side a 2014 XF would be the last year of that model's cycle before the new model arrived so you would hope that any recurring issues would have been ironed out at that stage.

chicorytip

Glen_Quagmire wrote:

I went to look at a 2014 Mazda 6 2.2 Diesel and car ran fine nice and smooth driving, however when I had a look under the bonnet I pulled out the dipstick and it had oil all the way up to the top.

Glen_Quagmire wrote:

I asked the guy in the car dealers and he wasn't sure but said it just arrived last week on the boat from the UK so that may have something to do with it.

You should check the oil level when the engine is cold and not immediately after it's been driven.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

i cant believe no one has thrown a giggidy into this thread yet

R.O.R

bazz26 wrote: »

Jaguar servicing and maintenance like most premium brands can be expensive especially if you have to source those parts from a main dealer. On the plus side a 2014 XF would be the last year of that model's cycle before the new model arrived so you would hope that any recurring issues would have been ironed out at that stage.

Plus, if any engine parts are required, there should be plenty of scrapped Transit vans knocking around that use the same 2.2 block as that Jag...

26000 Elephants

R.O.R wrote: »

Plus, if any engine parts are required, there should be plenty of scrapped Transit vans knocking around that use the same 2.2 block as that Jag...

Defenders too.

Doff

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Contender for most boring thread I know

I went to look at a 2014 Mazda 6 2.2 Diesel and car ran fine nice and smooth driving, however when I had a look under the bonnet I pulled out the dipstick and it had oil all the way up to the top.

I asked the guy in the car dealers and he wasn't sure but said it just arrived last week on the boat from the UK so that may have something to do with it.

Any ideas what that could be?

Avoid it like the plague, the 2.2 diesel engines in the Mazda are known for blowing.

Dravokivich

chicorytip wrote: »

You should check the oil level when the engine is cold and not immediately after it's been driven.

Why would you check it when cold? Oil expands when its warm.

26000 Elephants

Dravokivich wrote: »

Why would you check it when cold? Oil expands when its warm.

Oil is pumped under pressure through various galleries in the block and the head. Depending on the design, it can take some time for a quantity of the oil to flow back to the the sump, leading to inaccurate readings if taken soon after the engine is stopped..

artanevilla

I am under the impression that checking when cold and on flat ground will give the most accurate reading of oil level. As poster above says oil gets thrown up into the crankcase when running and will take a while to filter back down into the sump.

AndyBoBandy

My manual says check the oil after the car has been driven for a certain number of km's, but after it's been left to settle for about 5 minutes after the engine was switched off.

I believe the intention is you need to check the level of oil while the internal components are covered with a thin film of oil.

selectamatic

R.O.R wrote: »

Plus, if any engine parts are required, there should be plenty of scrapped Transit vans knocking around that use the same 2.2 block as that Jag...

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Defenders too.

Did the oil pump recall include them xf's?
I remember hearing that there was a recall for Defenders and some Fords.

The dodgy oil pump problem kept a steady stream of transits heading for ballymahon

corks finest

Glen_Quagmire wrote:

I asked the guy in the car dealers and he wasn't sure but said it just arrived last week on the boat from the UK so that may have something to do with it.

Glen_Quagmire wrote:

I was also considering a Jaguar XF 2.2D 2014, albeit a lot more expensive. Are they any better?

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Henry Ford III

It varies car to car. I remember reading that on some air cooled 911s you checked the oil level with the engine running.