Accarguy
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- Chicago, IL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Explorer 5.0 AWD
So my beloved 5.0 that i spent half the summer rebuilding is going through oil. I had the engine out because the rear main and front cover was leaking. So the engine got broke down into a million pieces and most of everything got replaced trying to do things the right way and I put in a comp cam while I was at it.
But now after having around 7,000 on it now since the rebuild and I noticing that I am going trough about a quart of oil every thousand miles. I broke it in on 5w30 synthetic and is still on synthetic. I have changed the oil at about 500, and about 3000 miles since. I see nothing dripping or even wet underneath and no blue smoke out the tailpipe, I am thinking but hoping not the piston rings are the issue. I really do not want to pull the engine out again.
I also do have a slight lifter tick still after putting on adjustable roller rockers but I think that is the not so good lifters that came in the kit with the cam. But I think that is the least of my worries right now.
If anyone has any insight or has been through this before could chime in, thanks for the help.
But now after having around 7,000 on it now since the rebuild and I noticing that I am going trough about a quart of oil every thousand miles. I broke it in on 5w30 synthetic and is still on synthetic. I have changed the oil at about 500, and about 3000 miles since. I see nothing dripping or even wet underneath and no blue smoke out the tailpipe, I am thinking but hoping not the piston rings are the issue. I really do not want to pull the engine out again.
I also do have a slight lifter tick still after putting on adjustable roller rockers but I think that is the not so good lifters that came in the kit with the cam. But I think that is the least of my worries right now.
If anyone has any insight or has been through this before could chime in, thanks for the help.