[hserus]

Originally Posted by m_upreti

5. Rusting on the paint work, under body.

Some older year Scorpios have extensive rust issues, including "spitting" rust where you get rough patches of rust bubble up onto the paintwork. This is a metal quality issue and cannot be fixed by just arresting rust at one particular patch. If you see that kind of rust on the vehicle forget it.

Also look out for wiring clumsily tampered to install external aux lights for example.

For older vehicles, suspension, steering rack, timing belt.

[diwakarmuthu]

This past Sunday, my Scorpio LX met with a minor accident. A biker without looking at the slowing vehicle rear ended on the left side resulting the side bumper flying off. The biker escaped with minor injuries. The left side rear bumper broke away from its plastic / rubber clips / fasteners. I tried to put it back, but looks it may not work. I will need to replace the whole piece now.

A clarification Question. I have a comprehensive insurance policy, does it cover for bumper damages too?

Also I have noticed that the a few areas in the car have started to develop rust. As @Hserus mentioned it looks like a metal quality issue. I plan to keep the car for another 2-3 years atleast considering all the changes happening in the industry. If we scrap and repaint, would it arrest the issue?

[hserus]

Originally Posted by hserus

Update - they will clean the oil separator (which has the pcv built into it) and all hoses leading into and out of it. And then refill my oil.

I will drive it for another two or three thousand km and check the oil level again. If there's a significant drop they'll do a compression test and other deep dive measures.

This above was Feb 2019 at 27K km, it is now end Jan 2020 and the Scorpio is now at 53500 km, and the oil leak from the dipstick started a few days (and about 900 km) ago.

I dropped the car at a garage on my way back from the road trip I was on and the PCV valve was clogged again, so I got it cleaned out again.

Is there any way to clean the inlet manifold, crankcase etc beyond stripping everything and dunking it in wd40?

[hserus]

Bumping this up .. anyone?

Originally Posted by hserus

This above was Feb 2019 at 27K km, it is now end Jan 2020 and the Scorpio is now at 53500 km, and the oil leak from the dipstick started a few days (and about 900 km) ago.

I dropped the car at a garage on my way back from the road trip I was on and the PCV valve was clogged again, so I got it cleaned out again.

Is there any way to clean the inlet manifold, crankcase etc beyond stripping everything and dunking it in wd40?

[Herbie98]

Originally Posted by hserus

This above was Feb 2019 at 27K km, it is now end Jan 2020 and the Scorpio is now at 53500 km, and the oil leak from the dipstick started a few days (and about 900 km) ago.

I dropped the car at a garage on my way back from the road trip I was on and the PCV valve was clogged again, so I got it cleaned out again.

Is there any way to clean the inlet manifold, crankcase etc beyond stripping everything and dunking it in wd40?

I had faced an oil leak near the bottom of the dipstick, where the dipstick joins the engine block. Initially Mahindra service said the check-nut is loose, but the issue reoccurred within few weeks. In the third visit, they removed the dipstick, put teflon tape and put back the check-nut with loctite. This solved the problem.

Later from my regular Mahindra Authorized service station (at Hospet, Karnataka) I got to know that this was a common complaint in Scorpio new gen and they said the recommend solution was teflon tape with loctite.

My Scorpio faced this issue thrice in between 15k to 20k kms. Later didn't see the problem till 73k kms that I owned it. I never had the PCV valve clogged in my ownership.

[hserus]

This is oil leaking out of the TOP of the dipstick and causing a fine spray onto surrounding areas such as the fuse box and engine cover.

Each time, cleaning out the PCV valve (oil separator) fixes it.

I am cautiously thinking about trying this one -

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PCV valve clogging is a unique problem to this Scorpio, my old Scorpio ran to around 58k km before it was stolen and never had this issue. This one is second hand picked up at 20k km, so not sure how its previous owner abused it to cause this. Maybe bad fuel being filled?

Originally Posted by Herbie98

I had faced an oil leak near the bottom of the dipstick, where the dipstick joins the engine block. Initially Mahindra service said the check-nut is loose, but the issue reoccurred within few weeks. In the third visit, they removed the dipstick, put teflon tape and put back the check-nut with loctite. This solved the problem.

[amitk26]

Originally Posted by hserus

This is oil leaking out of the TOP of the dipstick and causing a fine spray onto surrounding areas such as the fuse box and engine cover.

Each time, cleaning out the PCV valve (oil separator) fixes it.

I am cautiously thinking about trying this one -

PCV valve clogging is a unique problem to this Scorpio, my old Scorpio ran to around 58k km before it was stolen and never had this issue. This one is second hand picked up at 20k km, so not sure how its previous owner abused it to cause this. Maybe bad fuel being filled?

I don't have Scorpio however just a suggestion generic to diesel engines

Check if there is oil in intercooler, Typically if engine oil was filled beyond maximum mark it gets accumulated in IC and then keeps coming back with gases to clog oil separator. Intercooler cleaning should fix it , Any radiator guy should be able to do it.

[hserus]

Originally Posted by amitk26

I don't have Scorpio however just a suggestion generic to diesel engines

Check if there is oil in intercooler, Typically if engine oil was filled beyond maximum mark it gets accumulated in IC and then keeps coming back with gases to clog oil separator. Intercooler cleaning should fix it , Any radiator guy should be able to do it.

Actually, yes the oil WAS overfilled when I got it and I drained it out to refill once I got the vehicle. Let me try what you suggest. Thanks!

[KMT]

Originally Posted by amitk26

I don't have Scorpio however just a suggestion generic to diesel engines

Check if there is oil in intercooler, Typically if engine oil was filled beyond maximum mark it gets accumulated in IC and then keeps coming back with gases to clog oil separator. Intercooler cleaning should fix it , Any radiator guy should be able to do it.

On 3 crde vehicles I have taken the pipe from the oil seperator and brought it to wheel level vis the firewall near the battery and let the oil residue go down to the ground. I have dummied the inlet in the aircleaner outlet.

[NFS]

My Scorpio has done close to a 98K Kms. Coolant leak surfaced a year before, forcing us to change corroded pipes carrying the coolant around the engine one after the other when they had failed periodically (read multiple garage visits). Spent close to 50,000/- by now for these changes. Last year changed the radiator too (11K).

Now the coolant leak has appeared right above the pulleys and the garage is looking at the issue. Suspecting the leak to be happening from the head of the engine, the garage is looking at this today. Any pointers on the issues or fixes that you could suggest?

[prithm]

Originally Posted by amitk26

Intercooler cleaning should fix it , Any radiator guy should be able to do it.

Just asking, can we wash intercooler exterior with mild soap ?

My garage guys don't touch it even though there is caking of dust. Not sure why they are so apprehensive ?

[hserus]

Originally Posted by prithm

Just asking, can we wash intercooler exterior with mild soap ?

My garage guys don't touch it even though there is caking of dust. Not sure why they are so apprehensive ?

Take out the intercooler, tip out excess oil inside it if any, spray it with degreaser and then put it in a bin with kerosene or diesel. Pretty messy job so radiator specialist mechanics should do it I guess.

[amitk26]

Originally Posted by prithm

Just asking, can we wash intercooler exterior with mild soap ?

My garage guys don't touch it even though there is caking of dust. Not sure why they are so apprehensive ?

Yes you can Intercooler , Radiator and AC Condenser exteriors should be washed with low pressure jets , Probably your garage guy might have damaged someone's IC exterior fins with high-pressure jet and now fearful of washing it.

Intercooler cleaning that is disconnecting draining oil and getting cleaned is single most performance boosting exercise you can do at no extra cost so get it done if your have 4+ years 70-80 K done vehicle.

Originally Posted by KMT

On 3 crde vehicles I have taken the pipe from the oil seperator and brought it to wheel level vis the firewall near the battery and let the oil residue go down to the ground. I have dummied the inlet in the aircleaner outlet.

Well suppose if you are parking vehicle on paved surface it will dirty it with oil stains.
In any case getting IC cleaned is biggest power boost you can give to your old engine better then those fancy air filters or fuel/oil additives which claim to enhance performance.

[NFS]

Originally Posted by NFS

My Scorpio has done close to a 98K Kms. Coolant leak surfaced a year before, forcing us to change corroded pipes carrying the coolant around the engine one after the other when they had failed periodically (read multiple garage visits). Spent close to 50,000/- by now for these changes. Last year changed the radiator too (11K).

Now the coolant leak has appeared right above the pulleys and the garage is looking at the issue. Suspecting the leak to be happening from the head of the engine, the garage is looking at this today. Any pointers on the issues or fixes that you could suggest?

Update: Vehicle returned from garage. Parts changed coolant pump, and Dummy - Head / Block Coolant. Total bill 15k. Relaxed now... Thanks for all support.

[hserus]

Originally Posted by NFS

Update: Vehicle returned from garage. Parts changed coolant pump, and Dummy - Head / Block Coolant. Total bill 15k. Relaxed now... Thanks for all support.

With all this - did you not change the coolant at regular intervals, or did you / the garage keep topping up the coolant with ordinary tap water instead of Mahindra premix coolant or distilled water + coolant concentrate?