Burning or using oil, that is the question.
If it's actually burning the oil, (grey smoke out of the tail pipe, and a nasty smell,) you could have a number of problems.
Burning the oil is symptomatic of bad rings or intake valve guide seals. If a compression check comes back fine, look at getting the heads rebuilt.
If the engine is using oil, leaking or p***ing it out the exhaust, then you have either an exhaust valve guide seal leak or a gasket insufficiently seated somewhere.
You don't mention a model, so the cost of repairing a gasket on one engine could run in the vicinity of replacing the engine on another engine.
Clean it, (simple green and a pressure washer will work,) and if the oil's coming out of the engine you'll know where to look. If the oil is going out the tail pipe, you'll be able to get an idea what it's going to cost you by calling your local Ford Dealership and asking service to diagnose your symptoms.
Heads run about $300 each, so figure $600 for a gas, V, engine. A shortblock 300 runs about $700, and you can plan on a couple hundred more if you do it right and replace everything.
That's doing it yourself. Depending on the consumption, your need and mechanical aptitude, it might be easier to afford dumping a quart of ';re-run'; oil in the engine every few days.
Some engines are easier to work on than others. You have to ask yourself if it's worth attacking yourself, sending to a shop or dealership, and explaining to your neighbor's children that whatever blasphemy you shouted ';really means, God bless me.';
I can't answer those questions, (despite hearing them frequently when I'm Christmas shopping,) so there's the best info I've got.
JTThe cost to repair an engine burning oil?
The cost to do the work and fix the problem, if your going to keep the car get a rebuilt short-block if everything else seems to work or just go completely rebuilt probably all inclusive around 2k.
Is the car actually smoking, or just going through a little more oil than you think it should. If it is smoking, but running well, phone a shop and ask the rough price of a ring and valve job. If it also running poorly, you could be looking at a very expensive full rebuild, in which case you shop for a used motor with a warranty. If it is just using a little more than it should, and running well, consider doing nothing. Post a few more details please.
Normally it burns oil because the piston rings are either warped, cracked or complelety gone...Its not worth it, you would have to take the whole top engine apart just to get to it. I have a dodge that has well over 2k miles and it burns oil. Older cars/trucks do it..
Well first of all if you are burning oil it will be bluish. So first see if you are using oil. If not, I think that you are actually just burning the carbon off of the intake valves since you said it only happens when you take off from a stop real hard. So I would say have an expert look at your smoke and ask him or her if it is oil or carbon burning off.
You do not mention what type of car or how much oil it burns. Repairing would depend on what is causing the oil burn. If it is valve guide seals or something easy in the top end, it would cost less. If the piston rings are shot, you are looking at an expensive rebuild.
Most manufacturers will tell you that a quart every thousand miles is normal, although it is really excessive. An engine with only 71K is pretty new to need major work.
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