Recent content by Dekeman

I've been to all the WMs that are local to me (Petersburg, VA area), and none of them stock MC oils anymore, nor is there a spot for them. Is this going on everywhere, or do I just have retarded Wal Marts near me?

Originally Posted By: Vilan Originally Posted By: Johnny It would be like you going to a bank to make a loan for your house and the bank telling you what color to paint it and what kind of furniture to put in it. Oh, and you have to cut the grass with the electric mower we tell you to buy...

What makes the 0W oils better? Spec is for 5W20.

Originally Posted By: Max_Wander i really hate to do this every time, but classic M1 iron!! only 4600Mi too... Sorry, but what means this? This is my first UOA and post, so not sure if this is something that is common to M1 or not. What might this be indicating wear on?

I'm thinking that the replacement of this rig may be further off than I thought from the results of this UOA. Went with synthetic because of the extreme cold temps up here in NNY (to -30F). Gives better cold flow at startups. It's apparently paying off. Rather a bit more expensive oil change...

Got the UOA from Blackstone today, and here's what they said: "Except for the mildly high iron, everything looks great in the first sample from your Ford 3.8L. Universal averages show typical wear metals from this type of engine after about 4,700 miles use on the oil. This level of iron doesn't...

Here's my first UOA on my 03 Ford Windstar 3.8: I submitted this after smelling a strong fuel odor, but you can see that it turned out fine. I'm pretty surprised and happy that the results are so good for such a problem-prone vehicle. Not sure about the elevated calcium readings, but since...

My Windstar has the 3.8 V6. I don't know what the success rate is with ARX in this engine, but I'll be looking now. Hadn't heard the piston ring possibility, so thanks! I'm just going to wait on the UOA to come back later this week and see what that says, then combine that with the fuel pressure...

Thanks, rg200amp. Thought that the long trip would have cleared up the fuel.

Thanks to everyone for your kind welcome and quick replies. I've been lurking here for over a year, reading as much as I can and gleaning info from this excellent forum. I focused on the oil in this post only because this is THE oil forum. This vehicle does do a lot of short trips up here in the...

Hello all, I'm using my first post to ask help on the listed problem. I'm tracking on a few potential causes for the fuel-in-oil problem, but one I'm considering is the switch I made last year to Mobil 1 5W-20 in my 03 Windstar. Switched from a couple years' use of MC 5W-20 syn blend. Being...