Howdy. I've been reading quite a bit but am pretty overwhelmed with the amount of material on here.
I've got an '88 F150 302, 2wd, AT, 140k. I have to add oil (1 qt a month ?) regularly. Up until recently I assumed it was burning it, as there were no drips on the pavement under the truck. I have since discovered that it's leaking the oil from what appears to be the rear main (rear of the motor) and dripping onto the exhaust pipe and burning off.
It's my daily driver and not used for towing or off-road.
I've used yellow bottle Pensoil and Fram filters my whole life (because it's what my dad uses
). I've never really put much thought into oil/filter types. Reading on here had revealed that maybe I should.
Since the truck's been using oil, I've been buying Advance Auto Parts brand (cheaper) by the gallon and just topping it off. Truck calls for an SF 10W-30 or 10W-40. Because it uses, I've opted to going with the 10W-40.
Any thoughts or suggestions on doing things differently? I'm open to change, just don't know what direction to go...
Thanks for the help!
I've got an '88 F150 302, 2wd, AT, 140k. I have to add oil (1 qt a month ?) regularly. Up until recently I assumed it was burning it, as there were no drips on the pavement under the truck. I have since discovered that it's leaking the oil from what appears to be the rear main (rear of the motor) and dripping onto the exhaust pipe and burning off.
It's my daily driver and not used for towing or off-road.
I've used yellow bottle Pensoil and Fram filters my whole life (because it's what my dad uses
Since the truck's been using oil, I've been buying Advance Auto Parts brand (cheaper) by the gallon and just topping it off. Truck calls for an SF 10W-30 or 10W-40. Because it uses, I've opted to going with the 10W-40.
Any thoughts or suggestions on doing things differently? I'm open to change, just don't know what direction to go...
Thanks for the help!