not turbo
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 87 Bronco 2
So I had the oil changed at one of those quickie places several months ago...my B2 broke down right after that (lifter failure) and it's taken some time to get it all put back together and running right...except it wasn't really running right.
Seemed to be sluggish, temp would overheat after almost exactly 23 minutes of running. (Yes, 23 minutes--idling, city, freeway)
I checked the oil level and it seemed to be a bit high, although I could never get a good reading--the dipshtick was always covered in oil. I decided to change it, because it seemed *really* black.
I opened the drain and the oil spurted all the way onto the TIRE! wow, why so much pressure? I thought....then I noticed the 8-qt pan was filling up....and up...and UP...within 1/2" of the top, I quickly found another pan and dumped another GALLON of oil into it....
Total of 3 gallons of oil came out of the 2.9. 3 GALLONS!
I changed the filter, put in 5 qts. and now it runs *much* better. I have come to hate those quickie places (this isn't the first time a goof up happened)
Anyway, just a fyi if anyone's curious what happens when the oil pan is SERIOUSLY overfilled...
Seemed to be sluggish, temp would overheat after almost exactly 23 minutes of running. (Yes, 23 minutes--idling, city, freeway)
I checked the oil level and it seemed to be a bit high, although I could never get a good reading--the dipshtick was always covered in oil. I decided to change it, because it seemed *really* black.
I opened the drain and the oil spurted all the way onto the TIRE! wow, why so much pressure? I thought....then I noticed the 8-qt pan was filling up....and up...and UP...within 1/2" of the top, I quickly found another pan and dumped another GALLON of oil into it....
Total of 3 gallons of oil came out of the 2.9. 3 GALLONS!
I changed the filter, put in 5 qts. and now it runs *much* better. I have come to hate those quickie places (this isn't the first time a goof up happened)
Anyway, just a fyi if anyone's curious what happens when the oil pan is SERIOUSLY overfilled...