ColinV6
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Is this normal on the first day of its life??
Its brand new get dealer to sort it
No. Not normal. As said get dealer to sort it.So it's not normal then??
Where is the oil coming from? It is new and clean, so it should be fairly obvious. If it is coming from the exhaust, then the two oilers need adjusting badly. You should see the drips through the viewing windows on the oiler and the oiler should be empty with a single drip falling from the top every seven to ten seconds
Far too much oil. The windows must fill up with oil with you. They should clear oil easily before the next drip drops.Thanks for the reply, will have a proper look at it tomorrow when I get a minute but there is a sticker on the tank saying that they need to be 1 drop per second, which is roughly what they seem to be set at as I was watching them before...
Seen flexi pipe connected to pump exhaust, bent round and connected to a scrap vehicle exhaust silencer bolted to the chassis. Lot quieter when doing early starts.Out of interest does anyone run these things with the exhaust on he pump? Make much difference to noise?
Will be noisier on suction as the 'noise' is heading out. On pressure, the 'noise' is heading into the tanker.It's a noisy bugger when it's on suction that's for sure, runs lovely and quiet on spread though. Much quieter than the NC ever was, it squeals! 330 on the PTO seems to be a good spreading speed.
I will check tomorrow if it's just run forwards from the back, and also check the levels in the morning before calling the dealer.
The bulk of the oil seems to be at the rear of the pump, so i=has it been filled too full and blowing it out the oil filler? Could just be running forward which makes it look like the gearbox seal at the front.