The wife drives a 1998 Ford Exploder 5.0L V8, AWD. A few months back she complains that the engine is "Ticking" alot, esp. on cold starts. Also, the lovely Ford Oil Pressure IDIOT gauge likes to dance up and down alot, esp. at the stop at the bottom of our steep hill. Upon checking out the vehicle, I find there's next to NO OIL in the crankcase, and the lifters (esp. on the passenger side) are "Ticking" as loud as a broken con-rod!! I fill it with the recommended 5W-30 GTX as it was on sale at the 'Zone.
Well, the Ticking was immediately quelched, but one lifter still likes to give off a li'l "Chirp"... Usually it's limited to cold starts (Northern California, so nothing extremely cold) but sometimes even when she pulls up at the house after 20-30 mile drive it's still barely audible.
I am aware that the damage has been done and that lifter is scorn and should inevitably be replaced... and this vehicle gets atrocious fuel mileage (always has, always will!)... I just have gotta believe that the squeaking has GOT TO BE causing even more wear on that scorn lifter (or its bore).
My question is twofold: First, what oil strategy/brand(s) will quiet up the squeaky lifter going forward? And secondly, what oil strategy (other than not running the motor with NO OIL in it!!) will minimize any further damage from occurring? The motor has never had full synthetic in it, and lived fora few years on Chevron Oil Changer's blend of choice ("...because they have a nice waiting room, and the manager gives me a glass of wine on the side.."!!). I was thinking the high Moly of a PYB might help... or mebbe the MS5000... then I start thinking too much about it!!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... doing a search for "lifter noise" and "squeaky lifter" turned up nothing.
Thank you in advance, and I'm awaiting your reply,
NTrails
Well, the Ticking was immediately quelched, but one lifter still likes to give off a li'l "Chirp"... Usually it's limited to cold starts (Northern California, so nothing extremely cold) but sometimes even when she pulls up at the house after 20-30 mile drive it's still barely audible.
I am aware that the damage has been done and that lifter is scorn and should inevitably be replaced... and this vehicle gets atrocious fuel mileage (always has, always will!)... I just have gotta believe that the squeaking has GOT TO BE causing even more wear on that scorn lifter (or its bore).
My question is twofold: First, what oil strategy/brand(s) will quiet up the squeaky lifter going forward? And secondly, what oil strategy (other than not running the motor with NO OIL in it!!) will minimize any further damage from occurring? The motor has never had full synthetic in it, and lived fora few years on Chevron Oil Changer's blend of choice ("...because they have a nice waiting room, and the manager gives me a glass of wine on the side.."!!). I was thinking the high Moly of a PYB might help... or mebbe the MS5000... then I start thinking too much about it!!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... doing a search for "lifter noise" and "squeaky lifter" turned up nothing.
Thank you in advance, and I'm awaiting your reply,
NTrails