Mankorn427
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- October 5, 2009
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- City, State
- Burnsville, NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Ford Explorer V8 AWD
Well I got some oil and filter. I bought valvoline 10w-30 and FL1A and did a change. Bad news is brewing in the bottom end I believe. As the oil poured out it had silver swirls all in it. My drain plug looked like it was stuck in mud with metal flake stuck to it. I cut the old filter open and it had metal slivers and some small chunks covering the filter. So I continued anyway. Afterwards all done I fired it up and let her warm up. After it got warm I had around 10-12 lbs oil pressure after running a good 10 min. So I thought ok maybe thin oil (which did not seem too thin or smell of gas when drained) and maybe that was my problem. I crawled under for one last leak check and heard a metal rubbing sound and also noticed oil dripping from dust shield between trans and engine. The engine also sounded like it was under load like something pulling on the engine. Also noticed smoke from valve cover breathers. I'm just not sure what the hell went wrong. Maybe I didn't break in properly on this one or TRE fouled up a bearing during the build. I feel I should I have built this one as I did all my others but I didn't have the time to run to machine shops. I built the 306 in my 93 stang, rebuilt the 03 cobra engine in my 97 cobra and built a 302 for my 73 maverick. None with problems. I'm feeling depressed. So Dono said it, the engine is coming out. Geezer I'm going to be a pro at explorer engine pulling!