Wow, my car takes a chitload of oil!!!

TheDamned · May 12, 2005

Gosh, I did my last oil change at 146 500 KM and now i'm at 149 500 KM and theres NO oil on the dipstick at all when i pull it.. Gosh, and I don't even drag race, whats up with that

urban96 · May 12, 2005

thats no good

if i were you i would be really carefull and check oil every time u fill up gas and estimate how many miles per qt you use

TheDamned · May 12, 2005

urban96 said:
thats no good

if i were you i would be really carefull and check oil every time u fill up gas and estimate how many miles per qt you use

Yep i'll start to check it out... Now I filled it up in oil... so i'll try to count that... My car is runnin very sluggish now and i have no idea why.. she's stored 8 months / year, only 80k miles... never saw any winter.. .and the the dude that had it before was an oldie... and my gas mileage is very bad and i get check engine very often... something's wrong for sure

urban96 · May 12, 2005

have you pulled codes?

TheDamned · May 12, 2005

urban96 said:
have you pulled codes?

nope, that's why i'm schedulin a rendez-vous at Ford's next week... But i'm scared it'll cost me a crapload of money

HISSIN50 · May 12, 2005

um, do you have a paperclip lying around? that is all you need. if you dont want to watch the CEL, Chris has posted links for a code reader that stores the codes for you - 32 bucks. that would get you about 5 mins at Ford.

good luck.

TheRedBlur · May 12, 2005

do that oil flush crap before you change yer oil. and try going to a heavier weight, as motors age their clearances slack a bit and oil burns or slips through and leaks.

DFG 5OH · May 13, 2005

i run 20w50 cause my car burns quite a bit, i'm nearing time for an oil change, and i've got more n it, than when i used 10w30.

94-302-vert · May 13, 2005

With it being parked that much I would think the valve seals dried up and cracked? I know that is a mopar problem (older engines) is that also a 5.0 problem?

Chris

TheDamned · May 13, 2005

94-302-vert said:
With it being parked that much I would think the valve seals dried up and cracked? I know that is a mopar problem (older engines) is that also a 5.0 problem?

Chris

No idea... never heard that.

i run 20w50 cause my car burns quite a bit, i'm nearing time for an oil change, and i've got more n it, than when i used 10w30.

noted, ill get 20w50 next time... now ill keep an eye on the oil level.

DFG 5OH · May 13, 2005

TheDamned said:
noted, ill get 20w50 next time... now ill keep an eye on the oil level.

a guy that works at an oil changing place told me about that, he's on stangnet too. when i used 10w30 i would burn over a quart between changes (3000 miles) and i havent had to add any yet with this stuff, and i needa change my oil pretty soon.

TheDamned · May 13, 2005

matthiasj said:
a guy that works at an oil changing place told me about that, he's on stangnet too. when i used 10w30 i would burn over a quart between changes (3000 miles) and i havent had to add any yet with this stuff, and i needa change my oil pretty soon.

synthetic or not ?

what brand ?

DFG 5OH · May 13, 2005

I use Coastal from autozone, cheap ****, but next time i'm going to use Castrol Syntech.

Swarzkopf · May 13, 2005

Running poorly, burning lots of oil...sounds like you need a rebuild man.

TheDamned · May 13, 2005

Swarzkopf said:
Running poorly, burning lots of oil...sounds like you need a rebuild man.

Dude, I don't have the money for a rebuild and the car has never been beat to death, I'm sure it's something else, the motor is not done gosh only 80k miles for a 95.

Swarzkopf · May 13, 2005

*shrug*

If you aren't leaking profusely somewhere, your car is burning massive amounts of oil.

The fact that it is also running like **** suggest that you may in fact have a worn out engine.

Maybe someone along the line owned it and beat the hell out of it? Maybe someone didn't change the oil for 25K miles? Or ran it close to dry for too long?

Point is, your car is burning too much oil to just be the valves. How much smoke do you get from your exhaust?

Sorry for the advice.....?

Swarzkopf · May 13, 2005

Just for comparison, my 5.0L has 85K miles on it. It's a 95 also. I spray a 125 shot of nitrous on it and beat the hell out of it in general. I'm not even down half a quart between oil changes, and my rear main seal leaks.

CManT1914 · May 13, 2005

HISSIN50 said:
um, do you have a paperclip lying around? that is all you need. if you dont want to watch the CEL, Chris has posted links for a code reader that stores the codes for you - 32 bucks. that would get you about 5 mins at Ford.

good luck.

Midway Auto Supply

Code Scanner: http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?3829

Extension Cable: http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?4077

Pull the codes and see what your car is telling you.

TheDamned · May 13, 2005

Swarzkopf said:
*shrug*

If you aren't leaking profusely somewhere, your car is burning massive amounts of oil.

The fact that it is also running like **** suggest that you may in fact have a worn out engine.

Maybe someone along the line owned it and beat the hell out of it? Maybe someone didn't change the oil for 25K miles? Or ran it close to dry for too long?

Point is, your car is burning too much oil to just be the valves. How much smoke do you get from your exhaust?

Sorry for the advice.....?

Well the previous owner was livin downtown montreal and didnt beat it, and before that it was an old dude.. i still have all the maintenance paper and everything was done right, and since I have it it's babified like crazy... And when I bought it (2 years ago) a Ford dude took my car for a spin after the tune up and said my car was runnin hella good...

Chythar · May 13, 2005

Links above don't work, these do:

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?3829

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?4077

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