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Dakotsrt360
Dodge Dakota
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9/08/2005
12:18:15
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 Subject: Lost of oil betwen changes
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I started having a problem with a lost of oil between changes. Enough oil to where I loose preasure when I come to a sudden stop after about two months.
The other problem is that I have No leaks when parked. No leaks found when on the rack. Not burning oil. Not in Trans, or Antifreeze fluids. So, where is the oil going? I canot make it between oil changes with out adding 2-3 quarts of oil? I am Stumped? Can anyone help me figure this one out? Thanks Rex
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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9/08/2005
12:31:21
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look through the TB into the manifold. it could be the "belly pan" gskt. something cheap to try first is a new PCV valve.
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Rob C
Dodge Dakota
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9/08/2005
23:59:26
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It's probably your belly pan gasket on the bottom of the intake manifold. When it goes bad, it starts sucking oil vapor from the crankcase. You might have a mild leak, only enough to cause increased oil comsumption. When it gets worse, you'll have knock/ping of your engine and decreased gas mileage, accompanied by severe oil comsumption. How many miles on the engine and have you ever replaced the belly pan gasket?
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Craig
Dodge Dakota
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9/09/2005
14:58:20
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I have never seen this happen on a 360 (which I presume is what is in your truck), but I know that the ford 4.6 modular motor is suceptable to a kind of twisting of the piston rings when they're flogged hard enough. It was especially prone to happen in the earlier mod motor mustangs. I don't know if the same thing has been known to happen on the 360 or not.
That said, I agree with the "try a PCV valve first" idea. They're cheap and at the very least it won't hurt you.
If it wasn't appearing to burn a lot of oil, particularly on startup, I would also have suggested valve guide seals, but that would seem unlikely in this case to cause the consumption that you are dealing with. Aside from that I have little experience with the 360.
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toolfan
Dodge Dakota
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9/14/2005
00:33:05
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how many miles do you have. i have 150000 on my 318 and only loose 1/2 qrt between oil changes.
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toolfan
Dodge Dakota
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9/14/2005
20:18:17
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all right just change oil and was down 3qrts. how that happen don't know.
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Sneezer
Dodge Dakota
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9/14/2005
21:00:39
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Check for a blown plenum gasket. Very common. If it is blown fix it and see what happens. If you still have low pressure warnings you could have a bad sender. They have been known to fail. Also the oil pickup in the pan can also get clogged. If you have a lot of miles it may be partially clogged. On braking it will trip a low oil pressure warning if the oil level is below normal.
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