My 1994 Mustang with the 3.8 engine seems to be going through a bit more
oil
than normal. It's not leaking out anywhere and there is no smoke of any
type
when I start it or run it. No smell either. My guess is it's getting past
the rings. The engine was built about 40 000 miles ago and I don't know
who
did it or if they actually knew what they were doing. Otherwise it works
great.
But my question is about oil. A few people have told me to use synthetic
oil
because when the motor starts to do this the synthetic oil will help. But
at
the price of the synthetic oil I'd rather not experiment if it won't help.
Has anyone had any experience if this will help the minor oil loss or if
it'll make a difference?
Someone told me to try a different oil other than 5W30 but I don't want to
mess anything up. I could use 10W30 because it doesn't get too cold where
I
live. Not too often it goes below freezing and the summers are not too
hot.
Thanks!
