Recent content by BlackF250

I am very surprised that this engine only requied 1 quart of make up oil. All of the Envoys with this motor that I work with (car rental fleet) use about a quart every 2,000 miles. This is hard rental miles running 5w30 dino though.

Hopefully the 3.5 I-5 produces more low end torque than the 4.2 I-6, because that motor is totally gutless below 3,000 rpm. At the car rental company I work for we have many GMC Envoys with the 4.2, I will say that it is a very smooth motor, but it does not feel like it has the kind of power GM...

PMT- Have you replaced your PCV valve recently? These motors will suck oil when the pcv gets dirty. The valve seal problem was corrected for 96. My 96 crown vic with the 4.6 has over 234,000 miles and only uses mayby a quart per 3,000 miles.

Hey Darryl, I am glad that we are are friendly terms again! To let you know where I am coming from, My father had a dodge that the tranny went in and the rear end locked up on so I guess I have a bit of a sore spot when it comes to chrysler products. That is not to say that your Dakota is not a...

Sorry Darryl, but I have to jump in again. I have no problem with pushrod motors, but to say you have to "rev the crap" out of an OHC motor is false. Have you looked at the power band of Ford's motors? They develop their peak torque at a much lower and useable RPM than The mighty HEMI. Also the...

I have just kind of sat back and watched this thread take off, but now I need to put my two cents in! First off, Darryl, Have you ever owned a Dodge truck? Yes the numbers look impressive on the SRT/10, but after all, it is a DODGE! That means that the Ford will still beat it after a couple of...

I should say that I have not personaly drove a Dodge with the Hemi,only the 4.7, I am only going by what I have been told and read. I am glad that you are happy with your truck, and I do envy your highway mileage, the best I have got so far is 15 MPG!! Just wanted to clarify my previous post...

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I am also trying to kill my truck by running 0w20 death juice in it also!

The only good thing that I can say about the Hemi is that it is a nice sounding engine. A lot of guys around here are putting cat-back exhausts on them and they sound GREAT! Thats it though, hook a trailer up to one or try to do some snow plowing and you will quickly find out that it is a rat at...

I will be sending out a sample of penzoil 5w20 from a Ford escape tommorow. It has been in service for 5 months with about 4200 miles. The last one was with Motorcraft 5w20 so it will be interesting to see how they compare. I currently have Mobil 1 0w20 in my 03 F-250 with the 5.4 v-8 I will do...

How much make-up oil have you added? I know that the 2.0 usually consumes a little oil.

I work for a rental car company, so I can tell you first hand that that Honda did not have 5w20 in it! They don't care what the owners manual says, they will put in 5w30 or 10w30 dino oil, which ever is cheaper. The 5w20 costs more money and cuts down on profits. Engine longevity is not given...

Oh, by the way, my truck is a 2003 F-250 w/ a 5.4. It has 7,500 miles.

Mine also does this. It only did it occasionally with penzoil 5w20 or Schaeffer's 5w30, but since I put in the Castrol syntec blend 5w20 it has done it EVERY morning! I have only put about 300 miles on this oil, but I still think I am going to dump it today! My choices are Mobil 1 0w20...

Bror Jace, My Crown Vic has the 4.6, and my 250 has the 5.4. I am very surprised that your Mercury ran so poorly. Some typical Ford things to check would have been IAC valve or MAF sensor. Also the 94's had a problem with valve seals leaking. Did you notice excessive oil consumption? This would...