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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tft, post: 12312575, member: 341558&quot;]I&#039;m looking for insight into this situation:&nbsp; C13 runs for about 2 hours after topping off the oil, then the low oil pressure light comes on, oil is added and the cycle repeats.&nbsp; So far, the following items have been checked: 1) No noticeable oil in the fuel tank, 2) No noticeable oil in the coolant, 3) No external leaks anywhere, 4) Nothing unusual in the crankcase vent/filter, 5) Turbo has been swapped for another, made no difference. 6) No unusual smoke.&nbsp; 7) No evidence of fuel in the crankcase.&nbsp; I believe the oil is being very well atomized prior to burning, as in, it&#039;s entering thru one or all the injectors.&nbsp; My theory is that oil is at higher pressure than the fuel at some location where normally a gasket or seal would separate it from the fuel.&nbsp; Examples, fuel pump where it mounts to the engine, or sneaking past the tappet and getting to the plunger of an injector.&nbsp; I also suspected seals in the turbo, but the swap effectively eliminated that as a possibility.&nbsp; And... folks have reported that C13&#039;s like to burn oil if overfilled, but that&#039;s not what&#039;s happening here (because it continues to burn oil until well below normal fill level and until a warning light comes on).&nbsp; I hope that&#039;s enough info to generate some ideas, and better yet, I hope a few of you have seen this before and can speak to it from experience.&nbsp; I&#039;m confused and lost because the oil pressure is generally 25-40psi, and I don&#039;t know of any places where the fuel pressure is less than that.&nbsp; That&#039;s what I will hunt for without good advice from you...&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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