'68falconohio
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Subject describes it.
I had a 250 mile round trip planned to grandmother's today in my bird.
I stopped at the filling station to buy fuel and check the vitals on the engine before the trip.
Pulled the dipstick and the oil was clean(3k since last change) but was a half quart, at most, low. Oil on stick was not frothy at all.
Being nit-picky about my engine, which has 10k on full rebuild, I went back in and bought a quart of 10w-30 oil. Twas Valvoline 10w-40.
When I pulled the cap off the rocker cover there was a good amount of stuff that for a lack of better words, looked like phlegm. It was gooey and yellow in color in the neck of the fill tube. I wish I had a digi camera that worked, 1) to show a pictorial of the goop, 2) to document the amount of swearing I did at the filling station. I topped it off with the Valvoline and drove to grandma's. Living in an apt. kinda sucks when you want to do car maintenance right quick.
I used Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 for the first 500 miles on engine, then changed oil and filter.
Next round was Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 and new filter for 3k.
Next round was Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 and new filter for 3.5k.
Last time I changed oil I used Mobil1 synthetic 10w-40 and new filter. 3k so far and it's getting changed asap.
I've used a Motorcraft FL-1A filter everytime.
Oil change is in the works for tomorrow after Santa comes, might pull the rocker cover and see what's going on in there?!
There didn't seem to be oil in the antifreeze but my head gasket is seeping very very little oil on the driver side.(I can see a little wetness below the mating surface)
Any thoughts on what this gooey stuff is?!?! Am I overreacting? I'm still a major newbie.
Thanks guys,
Stephen
I had a 250 mile round trip planned to grandmother's today in my bird.
I stopped at the filling station to buy fuel and check the vitals on the engine before the trip.
Pulled the dipstick and the oil was clean(3k since last change) but was a half quart, at most, low. Oil on stick was not frothy at all.
Being nit-picky about my engine, which has 10k on full rebuild, I went back in and bought a quart of 10w-30 oil. Twas Valvoline 10w-40.
When I pulled the cap off the rocker cover there was a good amount of stuff that for a lack of better words, looked like phlegm. It was gooey and yellow in color in the neck of the fill tube. I wish I had a digi camera that worked, 1) to show a pictorial of the goop, 2) to document the amount of swearing I did at the filling station. I topped it off with the Valvoline and drove to grandma's. Living in an apt. kinda sucks when you want to do car maintenance right quick.
I used Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 for the first 500 miles on engine, then changed oil and filter.
Next round was Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 and new filter for 3k.
Next round was Kendall GT-1 conventional 10w-40 and new filter for 3.5k.
Last time I changed oil I used Mobil1 synthetic 10w-40 and new filter. 3k so far and it's getting changed asap.
I've used a Motorcraft FL-1A filter everytime.
Oil change is in the works for tomorrow after Santa comes, might pull the rocker cover and see what's going on in there?!
There didn't seem to be oil in the antifreeze but my head gasket is seeping very very little oil on the driver side.(I can see a little wetness below the mating surface)
Any thoughts on what this gooey stuff is?!?! Am I overreacting? I'm still a major newbie.
Thanks guys,
Stephen