Why am i losing oil so fast!?

mustangmaniac95 · July 16th, 2011, 10:06 PM

i changed my oil about 2000 miles ago and then the other day i was driving and saw the low oil light on so went home immediately and checked it and saw there was no oil, WTF is wrong with that?

Timm10221 · July 16th, 2011, 10:42 PM

Start checking for leaks man, if you lost that much oil by burning it I am sure you would have noticed... so this means leak... could be the oil pan gasket, the oil plug and the little rubber gasket there.. start looking!!

mustangmaniac95 · July 16th, 2011, 10:56 PM

i mean i havnt seen any spots on the ground from a leak..i'll try looking in those places tomorrow..would it be a bitch to fix?

Timm10221 · July 16th, 2011, 11:10 PM

Depends on what needs to be replaced.. it is just the plug then easy day, oil pan a little harder.. but you could run a nice bead of black silicon around it and then tighten it back up... but really you are going to have to do some investigating..

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 16th, 2011, 11:18 PM

mine has a leak from the crankshaft seal under the balancer n all that. It doesn't show on the ground, just leaks to the sway bar or whatever bar is under there and flies off while driving. I bought the seal and read up on it. I'm hoping mine goes in from the front so I don't have to take the timing cover off. I have other things to deal with first though.

fb93 · July 17th, 2011, 12:13 AM

Jack it up and wipe everything down. Make sure the plug drains are tight. Give it a day or two and then jack it up again and look for any signs of leaks. Keep in mind the fan will blow some of it around. And when you park it, lay a big piece of cardboard under the car.

Check the drain plugs, make sure the oil filter is tight, low oil level sensor if you have one, pan gasket, front crank seal, rear main seal, back of the heads, and lower intake, as well as around the valve covers. Check the dipstick to. With the engine running, look for blue smoke from the tailpipes. And check the coolant.

1988 convertible · July 17th, 2011, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by MIGHTYJO3YOUNG

mine has a leak from the crankshaft seal under the balancer n all that. It doesn't show on the ground, just leaks to the sway bar or whatever bar is under there and flies off while driving. I bought the seal and read up on it. I'm hoping mine goes in from the front so I don't have to take the timing cover off. I have other things to deal with first though.

its not the crank seal, remove the harmonic balancer and in the groove along the centre (where it lines up on the crank) put a thick bead of silicone inside that... re-install the balancer wipe off excess and no more leak

marq.fcb · July 17th, 2011, 10:16 AM

i'm pretty sure that your car burning oil

69fastback · July 17th, 2011, 10:29 AM

If it leaked that much all you'll have to do is get and your hands and knees and look. That's a lot of oil to be under your car. It'll be the nastiest mess you've seen.

mustangmaniac95 · July 17th, 2011, 10:54 AM

i was under the car not even a month ago when i changed my x pipe out to the offroad one and there was no oil under there whatsoever. Is it just possible that some of these cars just burn oil quick? i keep a quart of oil in my car all the time because i noticed i had to add some a few times when i first got it.

marq.fcb · July 17th, 2011, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by mustangmaniac95

i was under the car not even a month ago when i changed my x pipe out to the offroad one and there was no oil under there whatsoever. Is it just possible that some of these cars just burn oil quick? i keep a quart of oil in my car all the time because i noticed i had to add some a few times when i first got it.

my car consume 1L every 400-500 miles because he stood in garage 4 years but still going like a champ

nolife · July 17th, 2011, 12:18 PM

My 91 has burned a quart about every 1000 miles since it was brand new and its now 160K and 20 years old still doing the same thing. That's no where close enough to give visible smoke or smell from the exhaust. 2000 miles without putting oil in would be off the dip stick and normal for me. Check the oil and tire pressure when you put gas in like the manual says

69fastback · July 17th, 2011, 01:14 PM

Is it that hard to just bend down and look?

Dap1991 · July 17th, 2011, 01:53 PM

^+1 just caused you looked under your car a month ago doesnt mean things havent changed lol just take a peak, cant hurt ya

69fastback · July 17th, 2011, 02:10 PM

When you changed the oil, did you make sure the old filter gasket came out.

July 16th, 2011, 10:06 PM	#1
mustangmaniac95 Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,192 iTrader: 2 reviews	Why am i losing oil so fast!? i changed my oil about 2000 miles ago and then the other day i was driving and saw the low oil light on so went home immediately and checked it and saw there was no oil, WTF is wrong with that? __________________ 95 GT: JLTcai, Flow40s, o/r Xpipe, lowering springs, cobra brakes, cobra rims, sbfc, shocks/struts, trickflow170 heads (1.6rr), cobra intake, custom cam, 75mm MAF, 75mmtb, bbk shorty headers, 24#injectors, 3.73 gears, mach 1 chin spoiler.

July 16th, 2011, 10:56 PM	#3
mustangmaniac95 Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,192 iTrader: 2 reviews	i mean i havnt seen any spots on the ground from a leak..i'll try looking in those places tomorrow..would it be a bitch to fix? __________________ 95 GT: JLTcai, Flow40s, o/r Xpipe, lowering springs, cobra brakes, cobra rims, sbfc, shocks/struts, trickflow170 heads (1.6rr), cobra intake, custom cam, 75mm MAF, 75mmtb, bbk shorty headers, 24#injectors, 3.73 gears, mach 1 chin spoiler.

July 16th, 2011, 11:18 PM	#5
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	mine has a leak from the crankshaft seal under the balancer n all that. It doesn't show on the ground, just leaks to the sway bar or whatever bar is under there and flies off while driving. I bought the seal and read up on it. I'm hoping mine goes in from the front so I don't have to take the timing cover off. I have other things to deal with first though. __________________ 1992 5.0 lx_soon to be powered by a m122 GT500 supercharger

July 17th, 2011, 12:13 AM	#6
fb93 Regular 1993 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PA Posts: 93 iTrader: 0 reviews	Jack it up and wipe everything down. Make sure the plug drains are tight. Give it a day or two and then jack it up again and look for any signs of leaks. Keep in mind the fan will blow some of it around. And when you park it, lay a big piece of cardboard under the car. Check the drain plugs, make sure the oil filter is tight, low oil level sensor if you have one, pan gasket, front crank seal, rear main seal, back of the heads, and lower intake, as well as around the valve covers. Check the dipstick to. With the engine running, look for blue smoke from the tailpipes. And check the coolant. Last edited by fb93; July 17th, 2011 at 12:26 AM.

July 17th, 2011, 10:16 AM	#8
marq.fcb Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 770 iTrader: 0 reviews	i'm pretty sure that your car burning oil __________________ MUSTANG - The Car That Never Got Old Just Got New

July 17th, 2011, 10:29 AM	#9
69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 6.824@101.61 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 5,565 iTrader: 0 reviews	If it leaked that much all you'll have to do is get and your hands and knees and look. That's a lot of oil to be under your car. It'll be the nastiest mess you've seen. __________________ ./___ _ ____ ___ \. ( ]]] _ _ O _ _ [[[ ) \_ o _ _____ _ o _/ \|___\| ......... \|___\| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYU3...e_gdata_player

July 17th, 2011, 10:54 AM	#10
mustangmaniac95 Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,192 iTrader: 2 reviews	i was under the car not even a month ago when i changed my x pipe out to the offroad one and there was no oil under there whatsoever. Is it just possible that some of these cars just burn oil quick? i keep a quart of oil in my car all the time because i noticed i had to add some a few times when i first got it. __________________ 95 GT: JLTcai, Flow40s, o/r Xpipe, lowering springs, cobra brakes, cobra rims, sbfc, shocks/struts, trickflow170 heads (1.6rr), cobra intake, custom cam, 75mm MAF, 75mmtb, bbk shorty headers, 24#injectors, 3.73 gears, mach 1 chin spoiler.

July 17th, 2011, 12:18 PM	#12
nolife MM Fanatic 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,057 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	My 91 has burned a quart about every 1000 miles since it was brand new and its now 160K and 20 years old still doing the same thing. That's no where close enough to give visible smoke or smell from the exhaust. 2000 miles without putting oil in would be off the dip stick and normal for me. Check the oil and tire pressure when you put gas in like the manual says __________________

July 17th, 2011, 01:14 PM	#13
69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 6.824@101.61 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 5,565 iTrader: 0 reviews	Is it that hard to just bend down and look? __________________ ./___ _ ____ ___ \. ( ]]] _ _ O _ _ [[[ ) \_ o _ _____ _ o _/ \|___\| ......... \|___\| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYU3...e_gdata_player

July 17th, 2011, 01:53 PM	#14
Dap1991 Hardcore Enthusiast 91 GT 90 LX 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: youngstown, ohio Posts: 1,025 iTrader: 0 reviews	^+1 just caused you looked under your car a month ago doesnt mean things havent changed lol just take a peak, cant hurt ya __________________ 1991 GT- All Stock 1990 LX 5.0- CAI, Shorty headers, flowmaster, Tubular Upper and Lower Control arms, Tokico HP series, Eibach Springs

July 17th, 2011, 02:10 PM	#15
69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 6.824@101.61 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 5,565 iTrader: 0 reviews	When you changed the oil, did you make sure the old filter gasket came out. __________________ ./___ _ ____ ___ \. ( ]]] _ _ O _ _ [[[ ) \_ o _ _____ _ o _/ \|___\| ......... \|___\| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYU3...e_gdata_player

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