ShiftTheDrift said:Well, I don't know much about your car, but I had a minor oil leak about 3 months ago which was a b#$@ to find. The leak was only present after driving the car and leaving it sitting overnight. I have TF heads and since they're aluminum, all I needed to do is retorque them.
If you have aluminum heads, it's a good practice about every 6 months or 20,000 miles to retorque both heads and headers. Can you give us a little more information about the leak itself, eg. did the leak appear after you switched to synthetic?
Silver95Stint said:The car is stock and I didn't notice the leak until I switched to synthetic. The leak seems to be coming from the oil pan. Why would the synthetic oil cause this problem? How much longer do I have before I have a real mess on my hands? Thanks again.
94GTLaserRC said:Did you check the tightness of the plugs?
Is this possible:
You changed your oil to synthetic, put the drain plugs in a little loose, and the oil is dripping out??
Hmm..Is it dripping because I "changed" the type of oil????
RC
I know that, but you HAVE TO rule out the obvious causes first...like I said above, there are a few of us that have had problems with leaky drain plugs.Silver95Stint said:The reason why I asked if it could be the synthetic oil was because I was told that when you switch to a higher grade of oil (synthetic) it has the tendancy to go through seals in your engine. It seemed logical to me that's why I asked. You haven't heard the same? Thanks again.
94GTLaserRC said:I know that, but you HAVE TO rule out the obvious causes first...like I said above, there are a few of us that have had problems with leaky drain plugs.
Hey, I just noticed youre in England. I DIdnt know Ford made Mustangs with the steering wheel on the right!
RC
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