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YACT: Motor oil? We dont need to stinkin' motor oil.

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Sluggo

Lifer
I checked my oil today before leaving for work. Didnt even show on the dipstick. Stopped at the auto parts store and picked up a few quarts of oil, I put in 2 at the store.

About 6 hours later at home for lunch, I checked it again, and it only had a dab on the dipstick, put in another quart. After getting home late in the day, I check again and had to put still another quart to get it full.

So I figure last time I changed the oil, it held 6 quarts w/ a filter change. Assuming the filter holds about 1/2 to 1 quart, I ran my truck all day yesterday in 103 degree temps w/ the AC on full blast all day on 1 quart of oil. I thought it seemed a little sluggish. 😛

I changed the damn oil not 13,000 miles ago and already had to add 4 quarts? They dont make them like they used too.
 
You ran the engine for 13000 miles without changing the oil and you're complaining? I'll agree that the 3000 mile oil change interval is probably BS, but 13000 miles seems to be pushing things. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i hope to god for humanity's sake that you're joking on the last line. 🙂
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Nope, I changed the oil at 97,000, and today it has 110,000 some odd miles on it.

No need to change it now, it has all new oil in it.
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i hope to god for humanity's sake that you're joking on the last line. 🙂
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You ain't the only one. Keep that up and your engine will go boom.
 
Originally posted by: Sluggo
I checked my oil today before leaving for work. Didnt even show on the dipstick. Stopped at the auto parts store and picked up a few quarts of oil, I put in 2 at the store.

About 6 hours later at home for lunch, I checked it again, and it only had a dab on the dipstick, put in another quart. After getting home late in the day, I check again and had to put still another quart to get it full.

So I figure last time I changed the oil, it held 6 quarts w/ a filter change. Assuming the filter holds about 1/2 to 1 quart, I ran my truck all day yesterday in 103 degree temps w/ the AC on full blast all day on 1 quart of oil. I thought it seemed a little sluggish. 😛

I changed the damn oil not 13,000 miles ago and already had to add 4 quarts? They dont make them like they used too.
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my camry uses a quart every 600 miles...

course, it does have 229,000 miles on it, and has trained 3 kids how to drive stick, not to mention going almost everywhere in colorado...
 
Originally posted by: Encryptic
You ran the engine for 13000 miles without changing the oil and you're complaining? I'll agree that the 3000 mile oil change interval is probably BS, but 13000 miles seems to be pushing things. 😛
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BMW doesnt reccommend changing for 20,000 miles...
 
Originally posted by: Walleye
Originally posted by: Encryptic
You ran the engine for 13000 miles without changing the oil and you're complaining? I'll agree that the 3000 mile oil change interval is probably BS, but 13000 miles seems to be pushing things. 😛
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BMW doesnt reccommend changing for 20,000 miles...
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right but who's to say the SluggoMobile is a bmw that recommends extended service?
 
With some oils(Amsoil) you can have an extended drain period up to 25000 miles, with filter changes every 7000 or so. This is only recommended with frequent oil analysis to make sure nothign is wearing prematurely.
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: Walleye
Originally posted by: Encryptic
You ran the engine for 13000 miles without changing the oil and you're complaining? I'll agree that the 3000 mile oil change interval is probably BS, but 13000 miles seems to be pushing things. 😛
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BMW doesnt reccommend changing for 20,000 miles...
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right but who's to say the SluggoMobile is a bmw that recommends extended service?
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The SluggoMoblie is in no way shape or form a Bimmer. It is a '99 Ford Expedition. Hey, its built Ford tough, I interpret that to mean you can do anything you damn well please to it and still expect it start everyday. It has proved to be true so far.
 
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
or his engine is buring a quart every 2k miles.... not uncommon.

change your damn oil sooner
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my engine burns a little more than a quart every 2k miles... 🙂
 
that's never a good sign. My 87 cutlass cierra was burning/leaking something fierce just before the end. I managed to squeeze 318,000 miles out but then it died a horrible death.
 
Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
that's never a good sign. My 87 cutlass cierra was burning/leaking something fierce just before the end. I managed to squeeze 318,000 miles out but then it died a horrible death.
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nah, but my engine's supposed to... as for sluggo... you need to change ur oil more bud 🙂
 
I can beat that...

I once had an old Chevy truck with a 292 straight six. The engine smoked and leaked, but had power to spare.
I drove it fishing one Saturday morning. I made sure and checked the oil before I left.
The lake was about 30 miles from my house. 30 miles there and 30 miles back... and I used 3 quarts of oil. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i hope to god for humanity's sake that you're joking on the last line. 🙂
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Nope, I changed the oil at 97,000, and today it has 110,000 some odd miles on it.

No need to change it now, it has all new oil in it.
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Uh, I seriously hope this thread is a joke or something.

If it's not....

You need to change your oil immediately unless you don't give a sh!t about your engine. Your oil is not "all new", the purpose of changing the oil is to remove contamination.

Your old oil was probably thick due to evaporation and full of contaminants. I bet your oil filter is completely clogged, and bypassing. By adding new oil to your old dirty oil, you have effectivly ruined the new oil. The contamination will break the new oil down very fast, and since your oil filter was probably toast 7,000 miles ago.. it isn't going to be filtering any more contaminants out.

Don't you people get it? Heh. The best oil is rendered useless if there are solid contaminants in it. Do not expect your engine to last much longer if you are treating it like this. Another 40,000 miles of this, and it will be a nice paperweight.
Originally posted by: Sluggo

The SluggoMoblie is in no way shape or form a Bimmer. It is a '99 Ford Expedition. Hey, its built Ford tough, I interpret that to mean you can do anything you damn well please to it and still expect it start everyday. It has proved to be true so far.
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You've got to be kidding me. Your engine almost certainly already has severe damage. I'd say you'll be lucky if it lasts to 150k if what you're saying is true.
 
Some guy on altimas.net put a 75 shot of nitrous on his 2.5L new altima and somehow that fried the internals in the motor while at the same time burned off every last drop of oil. :Q Needless to say, he needed a new motor.

I wonder what came first though, the nitrous burning off all the motor oil, which destroyed the internals or destroying the internals, which caused the oil to burn off.





 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i hope to god for humanity's sake that you're joking on the last line. 🙂
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Nope, I changed the oil at 97,000, and today it has 110,000 some odd miles on it.

No need to change it now, it has all new oil in it.
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Uh, I seriously hope this thread is a joke or something.

If it's not....

You need to change your oil immediately unless you don't give a sh!t about your engine. Your oil is not "all new", the purpose of changing the oil is to remove contamination.
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He should immediately get the cheapest oil+filter change and repeat it again after he drives a few hundred miles to get rid of all the sludge he accumulated by neglecting it.


 
Originally posted by: NeoPTLD
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i hope to god for humanity's sake that you're joking on the last line. 🙂
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Nope, I changed the oil at 97,000, and today it has 110,000 some odd miles on it.

No need to change it now, it has all new oil in it.
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Uh, I seriously hope this thread is a joke or something.

If it's not....

You need to change your oil immediately unless you don't give a sh!t about your engine. Your oil is not "all new", the purpose of changing the oil is to remove contamination.
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He should immediately get the cheapest oil+filter change and repeat it again after he drives a few hundred miles to get rid of all the sludge he accumulated by neglecting it.
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Yep. There's going to be some major nasties in there.

You also have to realize that your engine oil acts as a major cooling source for the engine. Think of it as a big, oily heatsink. When you're running low on oil, it can no longer cool the engine, so the engine runs hotter.. breaking the oil down even more. It's like the snowball effect. If you wouldn't have checked the oil when you did, I can almost guarentee you would have had a catastrophic engine failure within another 1,000 to 2,000 miles. Running with no oil visable on the dipstick will cause severe damage to the valve train and cylinders.
 
My friend bought a 1990 Ford Bronco from a guy this year... he had NEVER changed the oil in the 13 years he owned it. He added new oil... but never changed it. I'm guessing he didn't change the filter ever either. How freaking retarded... I don't remember if he said it still runs or not.
 
Originally posted by: mugsywwiii
My friend bought a 1990 Ford Bronco from a guy this year... he had NEVER changed the oil in the 13 years he owned it. He added new oil... but never changed it. I'm guessing he didn't change the filter ever either. How freaking retarded... I don't remember if he said it still runs or not.
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It kinda depends on the engine. Engines with a cast iron engine block will run forever, even if they double as a mosquito fogger.

The aluminum alloy engines just won't take it though. They'll wear out and die in pretty short order without proper lubrication.
 
Originally posted by: SluggoThe SluggoMoblie is in no way shape or form a Bimmer. It is a '99 Ford Expedition. Hey, its built Ford tough, I interpret that to mean you can do anything you damn well please to it and still expect it start everyday. It has proved to be true so far.
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Even a built Ford Tough engine won't last with abuse. And anything-over 7500 miles on a Ford gas engine between oil changes is abuse. I recommend changing the engine oil at least every 7500 miles using good quality oil and a decent filter. I prefer Motorcraft filters.

As for your oil leak, both the 4.6L and 5.4L V8s have a common engine oil leak from the cylinder head gasket at the right hand rear or the left hand front of the engine. There is a TSB from Ford listing new "service only" headgaskets and/or cylinder head kits to solve this problem.

Send me a PM with your e-mail address if you want the details.
 
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