Blackwater
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Sorry for the repost on octane rattle. But I think this may have something to do with it. I didn’t want to open a thread for each thing listed in subject for they all might have something to do with one another.
The head gasket . The seams on the underside of the heads look wet with oil. Not much, nothing running or dripping. I have had no signs of a bad gasket within the motor besides that rattle.
Now oil loss and levels. I have had the truck for about a month. I changed the oil a week after having it. I checked the level a few times right after doing the change but have not in the past week and a half. I checked it the other day and it was down. On the dipstick you have the safe range of oil level. When I did the change the level was ¾ up on the range. It has lost some oil to ¼ up on the range. Does the 5.4 have a habit of eating oil? I have not smelled oil burn or any other performance issues that might relate to a blown head gasket besides that wet seam. For the hell of it Im going to do a compression check.
Now with the level down lower I haven not heard the rattle. Can a high level or over fill of oil cause the rattle? Could being on the higher side of the safe mark be to much even if its within that range?
The head gasket . The seams on the underside of the heads look wet with oil. Not much, nothing running or dripping. I have had no signs of a bad gasket within the motor besides that rattle.
Now oil loss and levels. I have had the truck for about a month. I changed the oil a week after having it. I checked the level a few times right after doing the change but have not in the past week and a half. I checked it the other day and it was down. On the dipstick you have the safe range of oil level. When I did the change the level was ¾ up on the range. It has lost some oil to ¼ up on the range. Does the 5.4 have a habit of eating oil? I have not smelled oil burn or any other performance issues that might relate to a blown head gasket besides that wet seam. For the hell of it Im going to do a compression check.
Now with the level down lower I haven not heard the rattle. Can a high level or over fill of oil cause the rattle? Could being on the higher side of the safe mark be to much even if its within that range?
