Fuel in oil, rover 3.9 v8

Black smoke is caused by excess fuel that has entered the cylinder area and cannot be burned completely. Another term for excess fuel is "running rich." Poor fuel mileage is also a common complaint when black smoke comes out of the tailpipe. Black smoke out the tailpipe is the least cause for alarm. Excess fuel will usually effect engine performance, reduce fuel economy, and produce a fuel odor. How did the fuel get into the cylinder in the first place? Some of the causes of excess fuel are a carburetor that is out of adjustment, a faulty fuel pump, a leaky fuel injector, or a faulty engine computer or computer sensor. If black smoke is present, check the engine oil as in the white smoke example to make sure excess fuel has not contaminated it. Do not start the engine if a heavy, raw fuel smell can be detected in the engine oil. Call your mechanic and advise him of what you have found. I hope this helps you determine what could be causing your engine smoke

bent push rods come from improper movement of the rocker and valve
This can be from an incorrect length push rod-- some v8 engines run different lengths for inlet and exhaust
from rocker arm jamming on the shaft or rocker ball
hydraulic cam follower pumping up and jamming the valve spring to a solid block
bent valve stem above the valve guide
valve spring Colette moved or misplaced incorrect rocker for that valve-- some engines run different length rockers for inlet and exhaust
what to do-- if this engine was running all right for some time then the rocker can be omitted. if the problem has been occurring since the cold weather the the oil may be too thick and not allowing the follower to leak down properly
check the follower or replace it , change to a lighter viscosity oil for the duration of the cold weather
unless you have had a recent head change or other mechanical work done the problem will be in those areas.

Fuel pump dies around 130k.

ANDY,

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hi i have just had he same problem with my V8 p38 try cheaking your crank shaft senser we have just taken ours out and cleaned it up with carb cleaner and it works fine

V8 6.0L DSl Turbo VNP 1. Remove the valve cover 2 disconnect the fuel injector electrical connector 3 remove the bolts and the high-pressure oil rail 4 Caution, Do not attempt to apply battery voltage to the injector or damage to the fuel injector will occur. using a 19mm (.074 in) socket, push the fuel injector electrical connector out of the rocker arm carrier. 5 Note - there is no need to drain the fuel rail - if the engine coolant is found in the chambers,it may be necessary to install a new injector sleeve. Remove the bolt, fuel injector hold-down clamp and fuel injector.

The tappets are worn out! so they can not fill with the oil to eliminate the clearance between the tappet and the rocker arm! change them!

There are adjustment screws on the rockets according to RAVE.
The procedure is as follows:
1) Rotate the engine clockwise until No 1 injector lobe is at full lift.
2) Rotate rocker adjusting screw clockwise until the injector plunger is felt to bottom out.
3) Rotate rocket adjusting screw anti-clockwise one complete turn to give plunger the required bump clearance and tighten rocker arm adjusting screw locknut to 16Nm. Ensure the screw does not turn as the locknut is tightened.
4) Carry out the procedure for the remaining 4 rocker arms.
5) After completion of rocker arm adjustment slowly rotate engine clockwise 2 complete turns by hand to ensure that no injectors are bottoming out on their plungers.

On the diesel engine TD5 it is mounted in the engine compartment, you cannot miss it.
On the petrol engine V8 it is mounted on the fuel pump inside the fuel tank,
Hope this helps