EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
I have a 2wd 1998 New Holland/Ford 555E loader backhoe with 8,500 hours on it. It runs strong and works great considering it's age. I've never had any serious issues with it, just small things like dirty fuel and overheating.
Yesterday I was using it and it just turned off all of a sudden. Totally dead. My first guess was that I had overheated it and not realized it, or that the gauge wasn't working. I waited a few hours and it fired right up again. I parked it and this morning, I cleaned out the radiator, which wasn't bad, I tightened up the fan belt, which was a little loose, but not bad, and topped off the water, which wasn't very low.
I picked up one load of dirt, back dragged it, then picked up a second load of dirt, and just as I started to back drag it, the backhoe turned off. Totally dead. No clicking or any sound when I try to start it.
Now I'm wondering if it's dirty oil. While looking at it, it's definitely dark. I also have some blowby, but I also have too much oil in the crankcase. It's over full and I think that is causing a lot of the blowby. I do not have very much white smoke, but there is a bit of it when I rev the engine. My first thought was that I was careless and over filled the oil the last time I changed it. I think that was 3 years ago. I haven't done very much with it in the last few years, so I figured the oil was fine. I was going to change it this year, but was planning on doing it when the weather got better. I'm going to go to town and get oil and a filter today and see if that solves this issue.
Is it possible for hydraulic oil to get into the engine? In my opinion, my oil is dirty, but it's also very thin feeling. I read on another thread that this can happen, but I'm looking at diagrams of my engine, transmission and pump, and I'm not seeing a path that would allow this to happen.
My hydraulic oil was changed over the summer, and it still looks clear and perfect.
The engine oil is very black. No sign of water or foam.
Except for right now, it always fires right up and runs strong.
Is there a sensor that will kill the engine if the oil is too dirty? What else could be turning off the engine while I'm using it?
Thank you
Yesterday I was using it and it just turned off all of a sudden. Totally dead. My first guess was that I had overheated it and not realized it, or that the gauge wasn't working. I waited a few hours and it fired right up again. I parked it and this morning, I cleaned out the radiator, which wasn't bad, I tightened up the fan belt, which was a little loose, but not bad, and topped off the water, which wasn't very low.
I picked up one load of dirt, back dragged it, then picked up a second load of dirt, and just as I started to back drag it, the backhoe turned off. Totally dead. No clicking or any sound when I try to start it.
Now I'm wondering if it's dirty oil. While looking at it, it's definitely dark. I also have some blowby, but I also have too much oil in the crankcase. It's over full and I think that is causing a lot of the blowby. I do not have very much white smoke, but there is a bit of it when I rev the engine. My first thought was that I was careless and over filled the oil the last time I changed it. I think that was 3 years ago. I haven't done very much with it in the last few years, so I figured the oil was fine. I was going to change it this year, but was planning on doing it when the weather got better. I'm going to go to town and get oil and a filter today and see if that solves this issue.
Is it possible for hydraulic oil to get into the engine? In my opinion, my oil is dirty, but it's also very thin feeling. I read on another thread that this can happen, but I'm looking at diagrams of my engine, transmission and pump, and I'm not seeing a path that would allow this to happen.
My hydraulic oil was changed over the summer, and it still looks clear and perfect.
The engine oil is very black. No sign of water or foam.
Except for right now, it always fires right up and runs strong.
Is there a sensor that will kill the engine if the oil is too dirty? What else could be turning off the engine while I'm using it?
Thank you
