[Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine Noises

[Paul L Fisher]

Amsoil makes an oil in that grade. The market for Ford and Honda was too big 
for them to ignore.
-- 

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.

SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm



Quoting Christian Andretta <passport@optonline.net>:

> 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.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Paul L Fisher
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:44 PM
> To: Shylo McKinsey
> Cc: TaurusSHO
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Maybe OT- 2003 Sable Engine Noises
> 
> 
> 5W-20 is the correct oil read the owners manual.
> --
> 
> 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.
> 
> SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
> Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
> Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
> 
> 
> 
> 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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