Tractor Dan
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- Joined
- Dec 29, 2008
- Messages
- 297
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- Location
- Near Lima, Ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Truck is a 94 with a 3.0. 2 wheel drive. The engine that was in it had almost 195,000 miles. I bought the truck off my mechanic and the previous engine had a bad cam shaft. So he got another engine from a yard and dropped in it. That's where the fun starts. I have had the truck about a month.
So far it has been using about 2-3 quarts of oil every week or two.I know this sounds bad but i'm keeping oil in the truck and keeping it topped off. It never goes beyond a quart low. What i'm trying to figure out is where the oil is going. I'm not really smelling any burning in the exhaust and you don't see it in the exhaust. I haven't smelled it burning on the engine either. Only thing i can think is the pan gasket is leaking? The weather has been so nasty i haven't been able to get my floor jack and stands and jack it up. So any ideas where the oil could be going? I dd find a puddle yesterday of oil but it wasn't very big. I'm keeping the oil topped off until i can make the drive back home to pull it in my mechanics shop and take a look at it with him. Any thoughts or insights on what to check are appreciated.
So far it has been using about 2-3 quarts of oil every week or two.I know this sounds bad but i'm keeping oil in the truck and keeping it topped off. It never goes beyond a quart low. What i'm trying to figure out is where the oil is going. I'm not really smelling any burning in the exhaust and you don't see it in the exhaust. I haven't smelled it burning on the engine either. Only thing i can think is the pan gasket is leaking? The weather has been so nasty i haven't been able to get my floor jack and stands and jack it up. So any ideas where the oil could be going? I dd find a puddle yesterday of oil but it wasn't very big. I'm keeping the oil topped off until i can make the drive back home to pull it in my mechanics shop and take a look at it with him. Any thoughts or insights on what to check are appreciated.