92 XLT using oil

[Zim]

My 1992 XLT is going through about a quart of oil every 2,000 miles. This might not be that bad but seems like a lot to me. I've crawled all over and under the engine and can't find a leak anywhere and its not smoking at all. A friend of mine looked at a 92 and was told they all use a lot of oil. Has anyone else heard of this. If so what can be done to fix it.

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[mike91]

Did you switch your brand of oil. I for one used Quaker State oils for a while and noticed that I would have to add at least a quart between oil changes. When I switched back to Castrol there was no oil consumption. I guess my car likes the taste of Quaker State too much!

 

[Rick R]

I too run Castrol Syntec 5W-50 in my 94 Explorer and it consumes no oil and never has. I change the oil every 2500 miles and have used synthetic since the truck had 500 miles on it--it currently has 28,500 miles on it. Does yours have any seepage from the valve covers or from the rear main seal?

 

[NormZ]

Actually, I've got the exact same problem. My 92 XLT is drinking oil as well. I haven't been able to find any leaks, and there's no smoke coming from mine either. I've tried a couple of different kinds of oil with no improvement.

If you find out what's going on with yours, be sure to post it so I can see if it helps me out.

Thanks
NormZ

 

[Kris Guilbeaux]

I had the Same problem with My 1992 Navajo There is a fix to this All you need to do is retorque the lower Intake Manifold bolts. There are eight of them... I Was not sure this would work either butI tryed it
any way. One year has gone buy and myNavjao has not use one drop of oil... The bolt over the #5 cylinder was so loose that I could have taken it out buy hand. You will have to take the upper intake manifold off to thighten the bolts...

Kris Guilbeaux

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[JAY]

My 94 also had the same problem. I found out from a friend who works at the service department at Ford that the 4.0 engines have a bad problem of "blowing" the gaskets where the intake manifold bolts to the block. I replaced mine and it fixed the problem. It is a very easy job and only takes a few hours.
Hope this helps.