Rightsaidfred
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- May 24, 2020
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- Tractor
- McCormick CX100 XtraShift
Well, we had a load of snow yesterday late in the day but too late to clear it last night. Then last night /this morning it was -33C without the windchill, - 40c (-40F)with the windchill.
So I got the McCormick X4.3 out to blow the snow we got yesterday (I left it plugged in overnight in the garage).
I was just finishing up and I caught a wiff of burning oil. I get off the tractor and see oil on the left side loader support, lift the hood and the fuel filters and Alternator are covered in Oil.
Call the dealer, he says , "yep , the PCV is frozen, and she's blowing oil out of (some vent) common issue on those ". (apparently I was the second guy to call and that was only 9am). He says pull the dipstick if you need to move it into the barn again, it will vent from there then instead. So I pull the dip stick and drive into the barn and shut it off. Now I had pool of Freakin oil under the right front side and the right loader arm support is dripping with oil. Friggin oil had shot out the dipstick tube. I'd guess I lost 2 or 3 litres of oil on the floor and down the driveway
Drove to the dealership in my car to ask WTF ? and buy more oil, They said likely the PCV is totally frozen/plugged, wait till Tuesday when its above Zero and try it again, see if it thaw's out.
It was so cold, the oil that puked out of the dipstick tube was actually freezing on my concrete barn floor !, I shovelled it and it peeled like ice-cream. (Rotella 10w30). I have NEVER seen that before .
I sure hope there are no seals blown. Dealer didnt seem too worried, they're good guys at our dealership
No seals in the turbo apparently -- I just hate it when my sh*t breaks, I spend alot of time and effort maintaining my stuff and then this happens. Hopefully she's ok.
Anyway, 2 cans of break cleaner later, she's mostly cleaned up and waiting for warm weather. I may see if I can tarp the front on Sunday (high of 0c) and put a heater under the tarp and thaw it out that way. Im not a patient man.
Cold day here in Northern Ontario Canada
So I got the McCormick X4.3 out to blow the snow we got yesterday (I left it plugged in overnight in the garage).
I was just finishing up and I caught a wiff of burning oil. I get off the tractor and see oil on the left side loader support, lift the hood and the fuel filters and Alternator are covered in Oil.
Call the dealer, he says , "yep , the PCV is frozen, and she's blowing oil out of (some vent) common issue on those ". (apparently I was the second guy to call and that was only 9am). He says pull the dipstick if you need to move it into the barn again, it will vent from there then instead. So I pull the dip stick and drive into the barn and shut it off. Now I had pool of Freakin oil under the right front side and the right loader arm support is dripping with oil. Friggin oil had shot out the dipstick tube. I'd guess I lost 2 or 3 litres of oil on the floor and down the driveway
Drove to the dealership in my car to ask WTF ? and buy more oil, They said likely the PCV is totally frozen/plugged, wait till Tuesday when its above Zero and try it again, see if it thaw's out.
It was so cold, the oil that puked out of the dipstick tube was actually freezing on my concrete barn floor !, I shovelled it and it peeled like ice-cream. (Rotella 10w30). I have NEVER seen that before .
I sure hope there are no seals blown. Dealer didnt seem too worried, they're good guys at our dealership
No seals in the turbo apparently -- I just hate it when my sh*t breaks, I spend alot of time and effort maintaining my stuff and then this happens. Hopefully she's ok.
Anyway, 2 cans of break cleaner later, she's mostly cleaned up and waiting for warm weather. I may see if I can tarp the front on Sunday (high of 0c) and put a heater under the tarp and thaw it out that way. Im not a patient man.
Cold day here in Northern Ontario Canada
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