I was driving today and the low oil light came on (above the headlight switch) and I added a quart and it went off. Checked the oil and it seemed full though before I added the quart.... She's running perfectly absolutely no smoke out the pipes and no smells and no leaks in the engine compartment or on the ground. Any ideas?
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1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph. -
how many miles since oil change or top off? Burning 1qt/1000 miles isn't noticable.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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mine uses about a quart every 1500 miles
perfectly normal to use up to a quart every 1000 miles
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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its been like 2500 miles since last oil change, so thats not too bad.1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph.Comment
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It seemed full before you added the quart because it was probably hot when you checked it...am I right?
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Agreed def because it was hot. Both of mine use a quart every 1000-1500.Comment
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yeah it was hot, and my dipstick tube is loose in the block, like I can pull it out so its bent all wierd and its just a mess...lol I didn't know it was normal to use some oil I had a spare quart in my trunk
1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph.Comment
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heat does not signifiganlty affect the oil level, certainly not by a quart. transmission fluid, yes.
dont trust the idiot light!!! ALWAYS check the level before you add oilOriginally posted by 89LincolnTWNcarPete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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The dipstick is your best friend, idiot lights, not so much lolComment
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Uhh, I have checked my oil when the cars were hot before, yes it makes a big difference. The oil is always way up the dipstick. Esp after just shutting it down. Have to wait for it to get back into the pan.'89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
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what you are observing is the oil taking a while to dribble back into the pan.
The transmission dipstick has hot and cold marks, becuase heat affects its level. the power steering fluid dipstick has hot and cold marks, becuase heat affects its level. the coolant overflow... well you get the point.
The oil dipstick does NOT have hot and cold marks becuase..... :pPete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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whateva! :p
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towncars have the low oil light........comes on when it's a quart low
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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Change your oil, put 5 quarts in, and see where it reads on the dipstick. Mine isn't correct, and 5 quarts puts me about 1/2 quart over full. Yours might be off too. This dipsick came from some random station wagon in the junkyard, and has a mark filed into it for full, so apparently it wasn't correct for the previous owner either.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
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I have 2 89 T/Cs. One with only 90k miles on it burns no oil whatsoever. The other, my day to day car, has 227k miles on it and it burns a quart every 1500 miles. It burns more in the summer. I have read about changing the oil every 2k miles in these cars and it does make sense; but, I wait until 3k, after adding 1 quart along the way. I have read that adding oil is not a good idea; thus the change at 2k. This would be economical if you did the change yourself. Otherwise, I have gone a very, very long time with the 3k mile interval and adding the quart. Good luck.Comment
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