I decided to purchase my sisters 2000 Ford Taurus (Vulcan OHV) with 207K miles. It has been at our house now for about a week and I noticed a few oil drops on the ground. I don't believe my sister ever had to add oil between oil changes so I don't think this is a large leak, and from the size of the oil spots (maybe a square inch) I'm not that worried. I would however like to keep the ground clean and oil free as oil spots on the ground are unsightly.
I haven't searched for oil in quite a while as I use PPPP exclusively in the Accord, and OEM VW/Audi 508.00 in the Jetta. So, is there any oil currently available that actually slows or stops small oil leaks, something in the "high mileage" category perhaps?
I know there are lots of claims by the oil manufactures, but I'm looking for actual success stories and what oil worked for you. Currently I am leaning to Super Tech high mileage 5w30 (synthetic if they have it) simply because it is cheap. This car will be a beater so not looking for the best of the best so to speak, but if a higher priced oil would do the trick, I'd pay the price. The oil would likely be changed every 6 months to 1 year depending on how much it gets driven, but I need to read up in the owners manual to see if there is any reason not to go a year on the OCI.
Thanks in advance!
I haven't searched for oil in quite a while as I use PPPP exclusively in the Accord, and OEM VW/Audi 508.00 in the Jetta. So, is there any oil currently available that actually slows or stops small oil leaks, something in the "high mileage" category perhaps?
I know there are lots of claims by the oil manufactures, but I'm looking for actual success stories and what oil worked for you. Currently I am leaning to Super Tech high mileage 5w30 (synthetic if they have it) simply because it is cheap. This car will be a beater so not looking for the best of the best so to speak, but if a higher priced oil would do the trick, I'd pay the price. The oil would likely be changed every 6 months to 1 year depending on how much it gets driven, but I need to read up in the owners manual to see if there is any reason not to go a year on the OCI.
Thanks in advance!