car burns oil
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
car burns oil
my car burns oil and i was woundering is this some thing i should just let go for the time being or is it some thing i should worry about. or have it looked as soon as posible. i drive a w124 260e with about last time i looked 268,300 miles on it.i have seen smoke come out of my motor when i pull of the oil cap to add my 10-w40. also i found a wrench in my motor compartment the other day when i went to go look and check my atf im woundering if i should go to the place my dad took this car to befor and yell at them for f**king some thing up and get them to fix this or if i should not worry about it id really like some help on this.
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my car burns oil and i was woundering is this some thing i should just let go for the time being or is it some thing i should worry about. or have it looked as soon as posible. i drive a w124 260e with about last time i looked 268,300 miles on it.i have seen smoke come out of my motor when i pull of the oil cap to add my 10-w40. also i found a wrench in my motor compartment the other day when i went to go look and check my atf im woundering if i should go to the place my dad took this car to befor and yell at them for f**king some thing up and get them to fix this or if i should not worry about it id really like some help on this.
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How much oil does it use in how many miles? Burning oil is not easy to solve. Could be worn valve guide seals. Smoke coming out when you take of the cap is fairly normal. If smoke comes out with the cap off and engine running either you have a lot of blow-by (worn piston rings) or plugged PCV valve. (I assume these engines have a PCV valve)
help would be really nice i must jet back to class befor they think im goofing off 
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Just make sure to change yer oil every 5 or 6 months, use something heavier than 10w30 and dont sweat the leak/burn unless you get smoke out the tailpipe. Check your plugs make sure the oil isnt goin in there, check your coolant make sure the oil isnt going there, if thats clean just drive and be happy. What ever you do stay away from the lucas additive - its the most worthless stuff ever invented.
Drain your tranny and replace the filter and gasket, chances are that might clear up that leak. Are you certian that its trans fluid thats leaking and not oil? Oil is black-translucent black - trans fluid is usually Red.
Drain your tranny and replace the filter and gasket, chances are that might clear up that leak. Are you certian that its trans fluid thats leaking and not oil? Oil is black-translucent black - trans fluid is usually Red.
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well i need to add oil every 5 or 6 months so i think it is not as bad as alot of people think. trany leeks like crazy every month i need to add ATF. i know if i have the car at a high rev for a bit smoke comes out the tail pipe. it hase been doing this for 4 years and evan after we had the motor rebuilt. since im going to be riping this motor out and puting in the 500e's V8 im woundering should i even care about this.or just add oil as needed or should i wast the time and money to get this looked at.help would be really nice i must jet back to class befor they think im goofing off
help would be really nice i must jet back to class befor they think im goofing off 
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Just make sure to change yer oil every 5 or 6 months, use something heavier than 10w30 and dont sweat the leak/burn unless you get smoke out the tailpipe. Check your plugs make sure the oil isnt goin in there, check your coolant make sure the oil isnt going there, if thats clean just drive and be happy. What ever you do stay away from the lucas additive - its the most worthless stuff ever invented.
Drain your tranny and replace the filter and gasket, chances are that might clear up that leak. Are you certian that its trans fluid thats leaking and not oil? Oil is black-translucent black - trans fluid is usually Red.
Drain your tranny and replace the filter and gasket, chances are that might clear up that leak. Are you certian that its trans fluid thats leaking and not oil? Oil is black-translucent black - trans fluid is usually Red.
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Hemi is not worth any thing at all it is to heavy to really put out any thing remotely in power to weight ratio. don't get me wrong it is a sick motor but only if you spend 3k on power alone. also it sucks up to much gas.as for the 500e motor is is not going to be to hard im going to be buying a crashed 500e and swapping out every thing that is good on that car. putting it on mine altho to motor mounts are the only thing im worried about. i only plane to save 3k for all this if im looking at 4k to 6ki wont bother and just grab a a lower mileage motor than the one i have in my car and go from there and save the money for a 400e. odd i see this car as a building block for my life a a custom car builder and plan to open my own shop others call me in sane. like i have sed if you cant buy it make it. hay it is time to try some thing new and i wont let odds or people stop me for my reaching what i want.this car saved my in a 90mph t bone car crash if this car was not so well built id be dead the only thing i got from that crash was a bad knee.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
but the smoke did concern me a bit my friend thinks the car is going to blow up. also i have a web site if you click under my name you can go to it i have meney car photos from shows i go to or have saved of the net over the years
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i have 10-w40 in the car right now it runs like a god still drives well a little jurk from the trans ever so often and still can get up to speed almost like it was new but the smoke did concern me a bit my friend thinks the car is going to blow up. also i have a web site if you click under my name you can go to it i have meney car photos from shows i go to or have saved of the net over the years
but the smoke did concern me a bit my friend thinks the car is going to blow up. also i have a web site if you click under my name you can go to it i have meney car photos from shows i go to or have saved of the net over the yearsMy screen name everywhere else is the_tripple_born.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
well my friend thinks the barings mights be going in my motor. and that might be why it smokes but if so the car would of stopped running a long time ago
