[SHOtimes] oil usage and finding a leak

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

I am pretty happy on this point myself! 155K miles and I change the Mobil 1
every 5K miles. It's down about 1/2 quart in those 5000 miles. No leaks!
Hint: Buy a steel 14mm oil pan washer with the molded in rubber o-ring. They
are in all the parts stores. I had been chasing a small leak for several
years and I guess the drain plug was slowly dripping. It got blown all over
the place and I could not tell where it was coming from. Lost the old washer
while changing oil and just happened to find the rubber one in the parts
store! I had been using a copper gasket because it's suppose to give a
little to better seal. All of a sudden no oil underneath! My kind of repair!
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> People have had good luck with the high mileage oils. Personally, I didn't
> need it. I 'lost' a quart every 4,000 miles or so. Of course, I had
replaced
> the valve cover gaskets, front and rear seals and oil pan gaskets as well.
> At one time I dripped 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles and Don is right,
it
> is quite obvious!
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.