Recent content by Terryd91

Glad to see your engine seems to have avoided the consumption issue, getting a new engine isn't fun! I would expect to start seeing fuel dilution similar to the ecoboost pop up on here now that the 5.0 is DI/PI too, likely slightly less due to the lack of snails. Yep you have a high pressure...

sorry, been overwhelmed with work and forgot to check back. Originally Posted by CT8 What exactly do you mean by spark knocking? This is a problem that will not be fixed by any magic oil or by any UOA lab. Go see the dealer as if there is knocking of any kind on the new engine you have a...

I fully expect a high fuel percentage with this engine. Yea its dual injected with port and DI but it doesn't take much for it to roll into DI and im not burning it off with my drive pattern. should be better next time, it's getting more long trips and once we start camping it will have plenty...

If people are still using them for UOA's they probably figure there isn't a need. Like everything in business cost vs return is king. I may do two sample next time for kicks as im interested in what the true fuel % is. Need to research testing alternatives eventually i guess.

Must not have had an OLM to remind him... There was a guy on the f150 forums who bought a CPO truck with 36k on it. In his excitement he didn't check the oil, but it was a CPO right? He had some issues and checked the oil but he didn't have oil any more, he had black peanut butter and after...

We have been taking more trips to Detroit for camper and boat shows which are 120-160 miles round trip so that might help. With the brutal cold we had the last few months getting this thing hot would take a few trips to work. Now that we are above zero i haven't been using the remote start much...

Originally Posted by zorobabel TBN looks spent. What is the sump size? Bit over 5qts, oil change is 6 with filter. Originally Posted by doyall I'm thinking more like 3% - 4% fuel dilution. Probably. Oil smelled of gas and with my short trips and higher idle time it wasn't evaporating much out.

Originally Posted by PimTac The oil will have no effect on spark knock. That is something that should be looked into. LSPI is what trying to rule out as its occuring at low rpm under load. Obviously not sever as it hasn't windowed the block or had any failures yet but it's disheartening to...

Well did my first UOA on my truck after what i thought would be enough breakin, so the high iron is hopefully just lingering breakin materials. My normal drive is terrible for the oil, 7 miles and 15 min of run time to work twice a day. Right now since it so cold in the mitten i have been using...