5.0 Engine longevity @ oil usage issues

revedup

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I,d like to ask all you 5.0 owners your experience with engine longevity of your 5.0 engines???
I got 218,000 miles its, still running good.
One thing i got it at 107,000 miles it always seemed to use a quart of oil every 800 miles or so.Its still using about that now.
Just tell me how many miles your engines have gone befor giving up??
Its a 5speed
Its all stock
I dont rev to 5500 very often

 

795.0pacecar

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My engine has 220,000 miles on it, runs great, has good oil pressure and only uses about half a quart every 5000 miles.

 

revedup

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795.0pacecar said:

My engine has 220,000 miles on it, runs great, has good oil pressure and only uses about half a quart every 5000 miles.

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How about smog issues mine was close last year another one due this year?
Guess i got to do a compession test wet and dry!

 

NKau

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So long as you have good oil pressure, it will run virtually forever.

 

revedup

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NKau said:

So long as you have good oil pressure, it will run virtually forever.

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Forever???
Oil pressures at 1/2

 

spiff

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As long as you have main bearings (so, oil pressure as Nkau said) It will run forever haha

 

trav_19

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its burning oil or leaking oil??? your loosing a lot... and your question is inevitiable things will go bad along the way you just have to repair them stay up on maitence and you will be fine

 

revedup

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trav_19 said:

its burning oil or leaking oil??? your loosing a lot... and your question is inevitiable things will go bad along the way you just have to repair them stay up on maitence and you will be fine

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Not really leaking
Its always used about this amount thast all

 

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trueblue01

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I'm starting to think theese engines are almost indestuctible. I have a friend who had 298k when he installed his cam, intake, and vortech and that was a year ago and its still going strong!

 

revedup

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trueblue01 said:

I'm starting to think theese engines are almost indestuctible. I have a friend who had 298k when he installed his cam, intake, and vortech and that was a year ago and its still going strong!

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Stick?
What year?????

 

795.0pacecar

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revedup said:

How about smog issues mine was close last year another one due this year?
Guess i got to do a compession test wet and dry!

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I had to pass smog once a few years ago when I first put the engine in my car. So when I had all the emissions stuff hooked up it passed with a lot of room to spare. Since my car is at least 25 years old or older (28 to be exact) I am exempt from emissions testing here.

 

trav_19

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trueblue01 said:

I'm starting to think theese engines are almost indestuctible. I have a friend who had 298k when he installed his cam, intake, and vortech and that was a year ago and its still going strong!

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i bet he gets some bad pull by good bye rings