40,000 miles in a 2017 Mustang GT350

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ChiTownMaraud3r said:
That's alot of oil in between changes.


Waiting for the GT500, might upgrade. :bows:
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I think so too, even at 1 quart per 2,000 miles. My first new car, a 1978 Monte Carlo, would burn through a quart every 1,000 miles - GM stated that was 'acceptable'.


"And then there's the oil-consumption issue: Over 40,000 miles, we added 21.5 quarts of 5W-50. That's in addition to scheduled oil changes. It's the most we've ever added during a long-term test by a long shot. Ford released a supplement to the owner's manual stating that the engine might consume a quart every 500 miles under severe use. "Severe use" pretty accurately sums up our treatment of just about any car, but particularly one with an 8250-rpm redline. And we were lucky; internet forums are rife with horror stories of Shelbys consuming far more."
 
Yep....that's a LOT of oil being consumed....even with 'loose' forged pistons.
:hmmm: .....maybe 8,200 rpm has something to do with it!
OEMs pay a lot of attention to oil consumption when designing engines because it really hurts the emissions and is not good for the catalytic convertors.
 
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This is interesting.

There's also an audible tick between 2000 and 3000 rpm as the forged pistons slap around in the cylinders.

I think my Marauder does this.
 
...wonder if they all do this , or if this particular engine is going to take a powder at 60,000. They don't all last 200,000! not back in the day, and not today. Wondering about the 180 degree crank, was a fad in the 1970's NASCAR then I think they gave up on it.

Still CANNOT beat my aunt's 1973 Duster Swinger, 318 V8...threw a rod 2.8 miles from the dealer.

Also can't beat my brother's 1977 Capri 2.3 liter, a quart every 50 miles.
 
Agent2006 said:
...wonder if they all do this , or if this particular engine is going to take a powder at 60,000. They don't all last 200,000! not back in the day, and not today. Wondering about the 180 degree crank, was a fad in the 1970's NASCAR then I think they gave up on it.

Still CANNOT beat my aunt's 1973 Duster Swinger, 318 V8...threw a rod 2.8 miles from the dealer.

Also can't beat my brother's 1977 Capri 2.3 liter, a quart every 50 miles.
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My sister-in-law's brother had a 1985 SVO Mustang that he did not take care of....
He used to take it to Jiffy Lube because they offered 'free oil top off' service.
That SVO burned SO much oil that he would stop in to Jiffy Lube every other day!
They finally told him : No More!.. take a hike!!
LOL....
 
What a joke!

Ford built a crappy engine. One that allows excessive amounts of oil in the combustion chamber. Bet the exhaust system never rusts.
 
sailsmen said:
What a joke!

Ford built a crappy engine. One that allows excessive amounts of oil in the combustion chamber. Bet the exhaust system never rusts.
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Wouldn't say that...and I'll gladly take a 5.2 Voodoo in a heartbeat!
If you don't break them in right....they'll burn oil like a diesel.
Been that way for about 100 years.
 
Joe Walsh said:
Wouldn't say that...and I'll gladly take a 5.2 Voodoo in a heartbeat!
If you don't break them in right....they'll burn oil like a diesel.
Been that way for about 100 years.
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Thinking you nailed it. How many hands did the car go through before the ultimate buyer? Abusive dealer employees? Abusive factory employees?:o
 
Invective said:
Thinking you nailed it. How many hands did the car go through before the ultimate buyer? Abusive dealer employees? Abusive factory employees?:o
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Magazine test cars are always treated like babies!
They would never abuse them like a rental car....:shake:
 
The 15+ styling is really growing on me. The GT350 is a cool car, but that oil consumption is unacceptable, no way I would be ok with that.
 
1Marauder said:
I love our Marauder seats!
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As a cute skinny guy, I’ve never liked them! At the Chicago Marauderville I had to wedge things on both sides of me while on the autoX track! [emoji6]

It was funny watching my three kids rolling on top of each other thru the turns though.. [emoji1303]


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justbob said:
As a cute skinny guy, I’ve never liked them! At the Chicago Marauderville I had to wedge things on both sides of me while on the autoX track! [emoji6]

It was funny watching my three kids rolling on top of each other thru the turns though.. [emoji1303]


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True, the Impala SS seats are worse than MM for this, they have a 25% wider lower seat cushion to slide all over!


Both cars are definitely not Recaros!
 
"Obeying the 1000-mile break-in period by not revving the engine sky-high took painful restraint. But once we got past it, the GT350 clicked off a zero-to-60-mph time of 4.2 seconds and ran the quarter-mile in 12.4 at 118 mph. At 40,000 miles, it posted identical numbers for both tests.".

My Girlfriend's 1972 VW Beetle with over 200,000 miles didn't burn that much oil.
 
sailsmen said:
"Obeying the 1000-mile break-in period by not revving the engine sky-high took painful restraint. But once we got past it, the GT350 clicked off a zero-to-60-mph time of 4.2 seconds and ran the quarter-mile in 12.4 at 118 mph. At 40,000 miles, it posted identical numbers for both tests.".

My Girlfriend's 1972 VW Beetle with over 200,000 miles didn't burn that much oil.
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:hmmm:

I'll still take the oil burning 529 HP, 8,250 rpm Voodoo V8.



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