Originally Posted By: javacontour
I have no idea. I totally cut the cord in 2003. I sold it when my ex-wife left. I knew more about the car than her, hence her affair.
So I try not to get obsessed about things that ultimately don't matter. I hope it is being well maintained somewhere, but after 8 years, I doubt a modified turbo'ed car is still running, or at least not well.
Hopefully that car is still around, but a modified forced induction car that falls into the wrong hands can go south quick. Glad you enjoyed it while you had it.
Originally Posted By: meangreen01
Originally Posted By: CptnFormat
Originally Posted By: meangreen01
Keep an eye on the oil level as you'll want to keep it at the right at the top to prevent oil starvation when you're winding it out on the twisties. Then again, whoever built your 3.0L may have upgraded the oil pan to a better version to help alleviate that problem.
This.... is interesting, to say the least.
Is this a common thing? Did they change the pan on later Duratec's?
Yes the issue has long been resolved. And come to think of it, as mentioned by Vaboom, it was more of a 2.5L issue as I'm not aware of any 3.0L that had issues.
The 2.5L is still a very good engine. I'm sure many of the spun bearing issues were caused by your typical driver that gets an oil change and never checks the dipstick in between. Combine that with the sporty nature of the SVT and a not-so-forgiving oil level issue and there you have it.
I like my SVT, but 200hp isn't as impressive as it was 13 years ago. One of these days I'll have to go the turbo or 3L(or both, LOL) route, like Vaboom and Java.
Is your turbo still running around out there, Java?