Since I first owned this car the oil level after a ‘proper’ oil change has always been (approx. 1/8” - 3/16”) above the full mark. This car is a PIT(neck) to change the filter without a hoist, so here is how I do it:
1) Jack up the passenger side of the car (yes, I also use jack stands).
2) Remove oil filter and install a new filter (same results with the original Ford filter & WIX equivalent).
3) Lower the car to its normal stance (on the garage floor).
4) Drain the pan.
5) Open the oil cap to facilitate draining and let it drain about 15 minutes or so.
I then CAREFULLY add 4½ quarts of Mobil 1 5W-30 oil – no more, no less. In the few times that I have had the dealer change the oil, I get the same results.
I always check the oil after the car has set (in a level garage) overnight.
Okay, so I am doing everything right , and I can accept that the oil level might read a bit high on the dipstick. But how about this: The oil level actually goes UP between changes (4000 miles)! Now, before you have suggestions re: coolant leaks and such, consider this: I have a lab perform oil analysis (Blackstone Labs), and there is zero coolant in my oil. No fuel either. Pretty weird, huh?
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Sell the excess oil the car produces to make a few spare bucks.
Thanks, Steve. That was a REALLY helpful response! Maybe I should hook up with one of those guys who claims to have invented the 200 MPG car. Wow! Think about it! A car that gets phenomenal gas mileage AND produces oil. How good is that!
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:To be honest I never check my oil, my driveway is a hill so the car is never level.
I think it isn't just your driveway that's a little off-kilter!
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
Let's try an experiment: Drain all of the oil before installing the new filter next time. I never have the issue you are experiencing, however I don't measure my oil with anything other than the dipstick. I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Those motors seem to drain down really, really slow. I put in just enough so that it's in the safe zone. Then let it sit overnight and add to full level slowly.
its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
hermitmaster wrote:I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Uh, where did you get the "4.25 quart" thing? The manual says 4.5 quarts.
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
focinite wrote:its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
Da oil tes sez only a trace of da fewel in da oil, so you be talkin smack agin.
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
focinite wrote:its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
Da oil tes sez only a trace of da fewel in da oil, so you be talkin smack agin.
no not really. how else are you getting extra volume in the oil? unless you are not paying attention to how much oil you are exactly installing? oh i got it, the damm neighbor kid is comming over and filling your car with oil!!!! that lil sum bitch!!!!! ill tan his hide!!!!!
focinite wrote:oh i got it, the damm neighbor kid is comming over and filling your car with oil!!!! that lil sum bitch!!!!! ill tan his hide!!!!!
You punks are too young to know this, but early VW Beetles did not have gas gauges. Long ago in a galaxy far away when I worked at Hamms Brewery, there was a guy with a Beetle who constantly bragged about the good gas mileage he got. His co-workers decided to mess with his head. They would alternately siphon out gas, or add gas. The guy's 'mileage' went from awful to exceptional and back to awful. I don't know if the Beetle guy ever figured out what happened!
I'm pretty sure all of those guys are dead now, so I can't blame them.
"Old Guy's" SVT: 2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978 Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
, and I can accept that the oil level might read a bit high on the dipstick. But how about this: The oil level actually goes UP between changes (4000 miles)! Now, before you have suggestions re: coolant leaks and such, consider this: I have a lab perform oil analysis (Blackstone Labs), and there is zero coolant in my oil. No fuel either. Pretty weird, huh?
wink wink.....bitches