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    Other than gears...

    Hi, i have a 2002 gt 5pd, i came across a few extra bucks and want to make my car a little more fun and gain a few hp in the process. I already have a K&N, offroad x-pipe, flowmasters, U/D pulleys, triax shifter, lowering springs, and diablosport tuner, and 72k on the odo. I know the first mod...
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    oil in the plenum...

    haha, wow, i've owned the car for 4 1/2 years now and i've only put 35k on it, guess it will last me another 50 years at this rate, if there is still gas then :rolleyes: pepboys doesnt even list a PCV for the gt or mach, just the cobra :shrug: so i'll be checking my local Napa or Autozone
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    oil in the plenum...

    Ok, then i'll take this stuff back and do 5w20 until the next change, and then do 5w30 for the warmer weather. durring summer its in the tripple digits for months at a time :notnice: thanks for your help, i look forward to many more miles. any idea how many miles these motors are good to if...
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    oil in the plenum...

    ya you are right, even the filler cap says 5w20 on it and i have been running that up to one oil change ago. i heard that as the engine gets older more viscous oil should be used, plus synthetic is a bit "thinner" than regular oil; but then again, i only have ~65k on the motor. shouldn't the...
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    oil in the plenum...

    its not a quart every 3000k, i added the first quart at around 1200-1500, and then was still missing almost another full quart when i did the change. and in regards to the oil filter: i use one of those large black oil collectors when i drain the oil, and when i take the filter off i dump any...
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    oil in the plenum...

    whats the one on the driver side? vacuum?
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    oil in the plenum...

    every 3000-3500 miles. let me rephrase: it used almost two quarts within one oil change. i noticed the level was kinda low so i added 1 quart, and when i changed the oil i filled the empty bottle with the used oil and it only filled 5.25 bottles, so i figure it burned the...
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    oil in the plenum...

    thanks. i can always count on stangnet :hail2:
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    oil in the plenum...

    so i was cleaning my K&N and noticed there was excessive crap in the intake tube. so i removed the tube and cleaned it out. i looked into the plenum (opening the throttle plate) and saw there was a decent layer of black inside the plenum on the wall adjacent to the firewall and the wall...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    im running 87, stock 4.6, and i dont know the specs for the combustion chamber. i still have the egr and smog system installed. i have ran 89 and 91 but didnt notice any changes in performance, gas mileage or pinging/detonation. im in cali so i cant get anything above 91 easily at a pump...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    it sucks, i feel your friend's pain. its a bad situation to be in, but i guess it could have been a lot worse. total cost of the fix, including tow, trailer rental, and repair, was just over $400. considering a new head is upwards of $600 plus install...i guess i got off relatively cheap...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    i kno for sure i didnt throw a rod, or make contact with the piston. the guy put one of those double threaded inserts in and screwed in the plug, works just fine and i dont notice any power loss. thanks for the concern though. BobHyatt, how much advance are you talking about? i have...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    i thought these were the later specs, i'll post a pic of the plug.
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    bosch platinum, single ground electrode. the guy put in a single autolite when he replaced the first one that blew, so he will prob put another autolite in. should i have him swap them out to somethin else while he is in there?
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    troof. turns out it was the #3 plug, last time it was #1... so im having them re-seat all the plugs and make sure to torque them to spec. and i'll be takin it back in a few hundred miles to have them checked again. maybe i should have them all welded in...:rolleyes:
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    guess i spoke too soon.... drove another few miles to the store, started it again and blew the plug out of my head....AGAIN!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: seems to be the same one as last time so i will be contacting the shop that "fixed" it in the morning....
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    its not valve train, i cant hear any abnormal noice from the top of the motor or if i take the oil cap off and put my ear to it. if standing directly under it (its on a lift) i can tell from its location it cannot be the flange, plus i had two different sources search for a leak with a...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    tech/shop foreman at the dealer used the stethoscope and was under it for upwards of 15 min and said it didnt sound like a rod or crank bearing, piston slap, or throwout bearing. it wis more of a 'tap' than a 'clank' or 'knock' noise, if that makes any sense. i kno what a rod bearing sounds...
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    scary noise from bottom end....

    i have a 2002 gt with 60800 miles on it. my mods are posted in my sig. two months ago, about 1500 miles, i had my mid pipe swapped out to the factory one for smog reasons. about a month ago i started hearing a ticking noise and i didnt think much of it. i figured it was the beginning of an...
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    Failed smog test...

    help at all?
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