[Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine Noises

[Shylo McKinsey]

Meant that they have 182,000 less miles on their car
then mine....sorry....been a long day....

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Shylo McKinsey <mrfluffy02@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The car has the 24v Duratec engine. I believe they
> have Castrol (dino) in it. I've never seen oil that
> clear before. But hey, they have 182,000 less miles
> on
> it, so maybe the engine is in a bit better
> condition.
> Then again, maybe not. I didn't think the Duratec
> would have the same problem the v-8 did (figured
> ford
> would've fixed a problem that big, but its ford, so
> who knows) Just figured I'd throw the thought around
> up here to see what the list's opinion on the issue
> was.
> 
> Shylo McKinsey
> 
> '91 White MTX
> 
> --- Parker Brooks <whoz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > any chance of getting the oil analyzed? is it a
> > duratec (24v) or vulcan? i
> > don't think they had that problem we did.
> > 
> > i'd be real interested in know what the diealer
> was
> > putting in it.
> > 
> > parker
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Shylo McKinsey" <mrfluffy02@yahoo.com>
> > To: "TaurusSHO" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 3:36 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine
> > Noises
> > 
> > 
> > > My Folks bought a 2003 Sable this summer. Over
> the
> > > Christmas break when I was at home, they went
> into
> > the
> > > dealer where they bought it (Bob Smith's in
> > Billings,
> > > MT) to get the oil changed, Guess they had Free
> > oil
> > > changes there for life (some package deal when
> > they
> > > bought it) Later that night I was riding around
> in
> > it
> > > with my dad, and I head something. Pulled over
> and
> > got
> > > out, sounded like the engine (about 10,000 on
> the
> > > clock) was knocking like crazy. Drove it to the
> > > friend's house where we were staying, let it
> cool
> > for
> > > an hour or so, and go check the oil. Very clear
> > oil,
> > > but it looked like SOMETHING was on the dip
> stick.
> > > Drove it to the dealer the next morning, had
> them
> > > change the oil again. And again, very clear oil,
> > and
> > > the intermittent knocking sounds. During the
> > > month-long stay at home, the car made the noise
> > off
> > > and on.
> > >
> > > The reason why I bring this up was because I was
> > > reading up on the cam issue with the Gen 3's, so
> > it
> > > got me to thinking. On the Duratec V-6, do they
> > have
> > > the same sproket-shifting issue the SHO's do? Is
> > it
> > > possible?
> > >
> > > Sorry for the long OT post. Thanks for any
> > responses,
> > > just help my folks incase they start having
> > problems
> > > with it.
> > >
> > > Shylo McKinsey
> > >
> > > '91 White MTX
> > >
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