Mishri
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well you are supposed to check they oil when the car is warm, after sitting for 15 mins. no oil flowing through the system for days can have it at the bottom even with oil in it so you could be right.
your oil light wont turn on till it is basically gone, it wont turn on from being a quart low. you have an oil light (if equiped) according to the manual, refer to pages 11, 12 and 14. you can see where the oil light is on page 12.
you said in an earlier post that you removed the belt. i am assuming that means you only removed the alt belt. like i said earlier i believe you have to cut the a/c one off. the only draw back to doing this is that if you cut it of and it's not the problem Ford may give you a problem on warranty issues. i really hope it turns out to be that or something simple. good luck manDavid, I hope your right on the compressor locking up. We was running the A/C when it happened.
Build date is 6/10.
There is absolutely no evidence of burnt oil residue in the exhaust.
I just can't get over the fact of where the oil went and there was no oil level low warning lamp, it showed good pressure and 27% oil life...How do you get oil pressure and 27% oil life if it ran low on oil.
I hope you get your car taken care of without a problem from Ford regarding any mods.
my car burned a little oil early on but now with 13K It uses very little and I just check it every other fuel up.
I have a Job 1 car built 5/14/2010
Jerry wasn't able to get a good look at belt, just able to feel the belt that is exposed and reachable.
Have any of you guys heard about a possible of rings being installed upside down on Cylinder 8?
I'll keep you guys posted. Once again thanks for the Support guys.
the rings CAN'T be installed "upside down" -- the piston is inserted into a machine top first which is loaded by a stack of about 2-300 piston rings at a time that come in what looks like a roll of paper towel. If it matters which way the ring faces there would be sensors to detect it and the machine wouldn't run. ALL the rings are put at the same time, they're not individually put on by hand.
Sounds like there is a real problem with these new 5.0s especially the early ones, using or at least losing oil. And now the possibility of engines locking up. Maybe I made the right decision in keeping what I have rather than trading in.
ONE person's engine locking up does not constitute a "real problem."
My 5.0 takes 5,000 miles to burn through half a quart of oil.
Jerry wasn't able to get a good look at belt, just able to feel the belt that is exposed and reachable.
Have any of you guys heard about a possible of rings being installed upside down on Cylinder 8?
I'll keep you guys posted. Once again thanks for the Support guys.
Note: don't drink and assemble your engine...
David, I hope your right on the compressor locking up. We was running the A/C when it happened.
Build date is 6/10.
There is absolutely no evidence of burnt oil residue in the exhaust.
I just can't get over the fact of where the oil went and there was no oil level low warning lamp, it showed good pressure and 27% oil life...How do you get oil pressure and 27% oil life if it ran low on oil.