Antony Perry Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hi I am new to boating have a diesal 1.8 bmc engine would like to check where I top up the oil thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Look straight down on the top of the engine. There are two long semi rectangular boxes tight at the top. Both nearly as long as the engine not including the gearbox. The one on the starboard side has a filler cap on it that has two "ears" so you can twist it off more easily. This one is for the coolant. The other box with more rounded ends and slightly domed is the rocker cover. That has another filler on it. It maybe black plastic or a domed metal thing. That is where the oil goes in. You can find a BMC 1.5 manual online and it is all but the same as a 1.8. If this is no help, post a photo because it is not rare to find engines misidentified. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 A tip of the hat to Mr. Brooks for his unfailing patience and thoroughness in answering all types of technical enquiry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 The cap numbered "3" in the picture is the oil filler. I you want me to send you the manual send me your email and I'll get a Pdf copy over to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Perry Posted September 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Hi many thanks for that could you please send me a copy over the tank on the right has a plastic dome over it and the other tank has a metal top on it with ear shapes either side guessing that is the coolant. Sorry for sounding stupid but still learning thanks Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendorr Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 If you haven't taken Alan up on his offer, have a look here https://www.marinedieselbasics.com/bmc-diesel-engine-manuals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bod Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, Antony Perry said: Hi many thanks for that could you please send me a copy over the tank on the right has a plastic dome over it and the other tank has a metal top on it with ear shapes either side guessing that is the coolant. Sorry for sounding stupid but still learning thanks Tony. A few photos of your engine will help in your query. Bod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 41 minutes ago, Antony Perry said: Hi many thanks for that could you please send me a copy over the tank on the right has a plastic dome over it and the other tank has a metal top on it with ear shapes either side guessing that is the coolant. Sorry for sounding stupid but still learning thanks Tony. You are right to check, because you certainly don't want to be putting oil or coolant in the wrong filler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Oil in the orange circled hole, the dipstick is the purple circled one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Antony Perry said: Hi many thanks for that could you please send me a copy over the tank on the right has a plastic dome over it and the other tank has a metal top on it with ear shapes either side guessing that is the coolant. Sorry for sounding stupid but still learning thanks Tony. Yes, its the plastic one and if you looked through it, you will see oily mechanical bits rather than a rusty deposit under the one with ears. Anyway, I am not so clever because I said it was the starboard one which would be on the right looking forward had ears. I should have said it's on the port side (left, looking forward). The image Matty posted looks as if it has a Polar exhaust manifold. The more common Bowman ones, nowadays, are fatter but still have those rubber caps on the ends. re a bit fatter so look slightly different, but still have rubber caps on the ends. Edited September 17, 2021 by Tony Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Perry Posted September 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Many thanks for your help much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Antony Perry said: Many thanks for your help much appreciated The green is water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 minute ago, ditchcrawler said: The green is water And antifreeze with corrosion inhibitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 53 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: The green is water You cant just put a green circle nowadays, its colourist and against human rights, planetary norms and Galactica Hyperrules. You have to do the split colour that some eye seeing colour challenged people see instead of the actual colour...... Only joking but no doubt it will happen soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) On 14/09/2021 at 23:01, Antony Perry said: Hi I am new to boating have a diesal 1.8 bmc engine would like to check where I top up the oil thanks. Since you're having to ask this very basic question, do you know where the dipstick is to check the amount of oil you're putting in? A bloke I know couldn't see the oil level on his dipstick so just poured in a couple of litres and seriously over-filled it. When he started it up the engine couldn't deal with the excessive oil pressure in the crank case so started squeezing the oil into the cylinders and it just ran away burning the oil and wrecking his engine. Don't do that! Edited September 18, 2021 by blackrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 Most diesel engines (in fact most engines) are happy with oil and filter changes, correct levels of oil and water, a quick look around from time to time and that's about it. They don't need much fiddling with. Less is more as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 19 hours ago, matty40s said: Oil in the orange circled hole, the dipstick is the purple circled one. 15 minutes ago, blackrose said: Since you're having to ask this very basic question, do you know where the dipstick is to check the amount of oil you're putting in? Hope this helps.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 19 hours ago, Tony Brooks said: Yes, its the plastic one and if you looked through it, you will see oily mechanical bits rather than a rusty deposit under the one with ears. Anyway, I am not so clever because I said it was the starboard one which would be on the right looking forward had ears. I should have said it's on the port side (left, looking forward). The image Matty posted looks as if it has a Polar exhaust manifold. The more common Bowman ones, nowadays, are fatter but still have those rubber caps on the ends. re a bit fatter so look slightly different, but still have rubber caps on the Actually port or starboard relate to one or other side of the boat regardless of the point or direction from which viewed.⛵ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 4 hours ago, matty40s said: Hope this helps.. Well I'm not familiar with the engine, but it was just a word of caution in case the OP decided to pour a load of oil in without checking the level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 How about a ''whistling dipstick''. On the telly, Bangers & Cash an ancient car, a Standard I think it was that the dipstick whistled when the oil dropped to a certain level to warn the driver. A hollow dipstick with a whistle hole in it which crankcase pressure entered to blow the whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davem399 Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 And if the oil doesn’t show on the dipstick, get a longer one 😂. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 17/09/2021 at 18:32, matty40s said: You cant just put a green circle nowadays, its colourist and against human rights, planetary norms and Galactica Hyperrules. You have to do the split colour that some eye seeing colour challenged people see instead of the actual colour...... I thought both yours were the same, so I hope the OP has worked out which is the filler and which the dipstick, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchward Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 18/09/2021 at 08:19, Bee said: Most diesel engines (in fact most engines) are happy with oil and filter changes, correct levels of oil and water, a quick look around from time to time and that's about it. They don't need much fiddling with. Less is more as they say. Yes indeed best left alone if all is working well, fiddling can have unintended consequences! Especially if one is unsure in the first place. Keep things clean and tidy around on and around the engine is good practice too as if things do go wrong and leak you will soon notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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