[Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine Noises

[Christian Andretta]

Yep, your right I guess thay changed the oil spec to increase the fuel
economy ratings for the Duratech also.  The service manual recomends 5.8 qts
of SAE 5W-20 Premium Synthetic Blend Motor Oil XO-5W20-QSP.


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[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Paul L Fisher
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:44 PM
To: Shylo McKinsey
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine Noises


5W-20 is the correct oil read the owners manual.
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Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 180K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.

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Quoting Shylo McKinsey <mrfluffy02@yahoo.com>:

> Ok, was miss-informed. The '03 currently has Valvoline
> (dino) 5w-20 in it. Very light weight, but the dealer
> reccomended it for that car. My father said it almost
> sounds like the noise is coming from the "tappets" or
> something like that, but wasn't sure if these new
> engines even have them...
>
> 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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