It is quite possible to bend a rod with a breaker bar. Best option is to pull the glow plugs and then rotate slowly by hand. Once you have done that then rotate with more speed to blow any residual oil out of the cylinders.
I agree.
Catface,
All good advice. I feel, however, like you might benefit if it were sort of summarized, in one place. If I make a mistake, others will surely help out, and correct me, and then we'll both know.
Either the injectors or the glow plugs can be removed, as has been said, to LET THE EXCESS OIL OUT OF THE CYLINDER(S). If you don't do this first, (before you try starting it) you risk bending a connecting rod, because LIQUIDS ARE LARGELY UNCOMPRESSIBLE.
Further, if you don't open each cylinder, via either the injector or the glow plug, as was stated,
and you turn it by hand, THE ENGINE COULD START, with you hanging on to the big breaker bar (and socket), IOW, a "wrench,"
that could injure your KILL you, if it hit you.
So:
1. Allow compression and oil OUT, by opening each cylinder, via injector or glow plug removal (if you can only reach an injector on one cylinder, and a glow plug on the next, that's okay. The engine just needs a HOLE for the oil to escape each cylinder--it doesn't care which one). Hopefully, oil will fly out of the open hole. And diesel could come out of the open injector, with great force, when you're rolling the engine over,
so SAFETY GLASSES are MANDATORY, along with long sleeves, etc.... Try to wrap a CLEAN rag around the squirting end of injector (if you pull an injector) to minimize such spray, if any. (Better safe than sorry).
2. GENTLY roll engine over a few TURNS, by hand. (May need socket and breaker bar--a long handle--to do this, depending upon access and your strength).
3. ONLY THEN try cranking engine over with starter,
with GLOW PLUGS or INJECTORS STILL OUT.
4. Hopefully see oil/fuel ejected,
while wearing your SAFETY GLASSES--STAY BACK from engine, and crank engine by sitting in seat.
5. Check engine oil level--top up as necessary.
6. Reinstall glow plugs/injectors.
7. Attempt starting.
8. Check battery "water" level, if possible; charge battery if slow/no crank.
9. Call Dad or other trusted "wrenchy person," as Soundguy (cleverly) said. :thumbsup: In fact, you might want to do this first, if you are uncertain about the above steps. There is no shame in that--how many people work on diesels (other than this crew? LOL).
Btw,
Was your ROPS up (or is it "fixed") at the time?
Were you wearing your seatbelt?
Later, once you're all straightened out, we'd like to see any pics of the situation/terrain, so that we might learn something, ourselves, from your misfortune.
Glad no one was injured!
Good luck!
My Hoe
