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Flex:
Hey Roger,
Yea the plugs and coil packs have been replaced within the last 20K miles so I'm hoping they will last till end of life. I also had the lurching feeling I was guessing it was due to a miss fire.

So what do you guys think about driving a truck with only 2 quarts of oil in it, I mean being that I never got a low pressure alarm does this mean I shouldn't have catastrophic engine damage.

I will say my biggest concern with this is if I know its going to fail soon I can get ride of it while it still worth something (ie. trade it in for something else) however if u think its still got some life than ill keep racking up the miles on it, or at least until I can more easily afford another car.
Thanks
Nate

Big Chuck:
Flex, If it were me and I didn't have any ticking in the engine, maybe try a heavy synthetic oil. Rotella stuff works great for me and my father who currently has a 6 cyl ford ranger with 320K and nothing other than regular oil changes every 7000 miles. Do you have an oil pressure gauge? If so what are your readings on it?
Chuck

calvynandhobbs:
At 1000 miles a week you should probably be thinking gas mizer beater car anyway and then save the truck for projects at the house. If you're getting missing after the plug and coil pack change put a code reader on them. I've had a couple now that I heard snap back into position and a few months down the road I get a miss and the spark plug has spit the wire off and it isn't fully seated anymore.

Flex:

--- Quote from: Big Chuck on April 21, 2015, 09:23:05 PM ---Flex, If it were me and I didn't have any ticking in the engine, maybe try a heavy synthetic oil. Rotella stuff works great for me and my father who currently has a 6 cyl ford ranger with 320K and nothing other than regular oil changes every 7000 miles. Do you have an oil pressure gauge? If so what are your readings on it?
Chuck

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No oil pressure gauge I just get a warning if the pressure is below a certain point.


--- Quote from: calvynandhobbs on April 21, 2015, 09:31:13 PM ---At 1000 miles a week you should probably be thinking gas mizer beater car anyway and then save the truck for projects at the house. If you're getting missing after the plug and coil pack change put a code reader on them. I've had a couple now that I heard snap back into position and a few months down the road I get a miss and the spark plug has spit the wire off and it isn't fully seated anymore.

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Yea I would really like to get another car with as much driving as I'm doing, I just need something reliable which means I can't go with anything that is to much of a beater. What I would really is a TDI just try to keep my eye open for the right deal.

Mr Rock:
good to hear from you Nate, tell Jade I said Hi!

as for the low oil light... they don't call them idiot lights for nothing... don't rely on them!

like has already been said, if it's not making any noise then you may have avoided major damage, I would keep an eye on the antifreeze as well as just to make sure you didnt ruin the head gasket

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