A newbie fo SHO

[ZSHO]

Noah sweet looking ride you have there,how many miles on it? when you have time take a look at the recall and list of tsb's pertaining to your SHO and try to get them rectified.http://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Taurus/2013/

[SHOnUup]

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you for your service, it is greatly appreciated!!!

Nice looking SHO! Just remember, around this forum there is no dumb question except for the one you don't ask. Most everyone here is more than willing to help out, even on the smallest of things. I mean, they've been putting up with me for months now.

Rich

[SMITHN10SHO]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! ZSHO, that is great advice, I have already had it looked at for the recalls, and my sho only needed the license plate lights replaced and the axel clamp looked at and all is well. I have a little over 21k on it now, but the big thing that has me worried is the build up of blowback from the PCV into the CAC. I don't have a lot of money for upgrades, pretty much none at all, but that issue is more a need rather than a want. Can't have my car exploding on me lol

[SHOdded]

I don't know for sure if this will help or not, but using a quality, low-volatility full synthetic motor oil might reduce the PCV problem, if not eliminate it entirely.  Change oil & filter regularly, probably 5K, and peek in the CAC every so often.  There is a HOWTO on checking & cleaning out the CAC if you need to.

http://ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,3056.0.html

[SMITHN10SHO]

I don't know for sure if this will help or not, but using a quality, low-volatility full synthetic motor oil might reduce the PCV problem, if not eliminate it entirely.  Change oil & filter regularly, probably 5K, and peek in the CAC every so often.  There is a HOWTO on checking & cleaning out the CAC if you need to.

http://ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,3056.0.html

That's super cool, I don't have many tools or experience to remove the cac so that really helps! What kind of oil do you recommend?

[SHOdded]

The most expensive ones!  J/K, but not really.  Royal Purple, Amsoil, and Mobil 1 are the most preferred, but Motorcraft, Castrol, and Valvoline are very good also.  At least one vote for Pennzoil Ultra:
http://ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,696

Look for the MSDS for these oils in the weight you are running for a direct comparison.  The NOACK Volatility numbers are key.  Fuel dilution in GDI engines is a known problem, but the 5K interval should keep you out of trouble.

[SMITHN10SHO]

Time to do more research, always been a m1 fan but we'll see

[ZSHO]

Had appt today at the Dealer,spotted some excess oil around the rear valve cover gasket and the service advisor ordered a new updated valve cover and pcv,but turned out to be the wrong part,he showed me the updated version and it was black and made of hard plastic and steel and was alot heavier compared to the aluminuim oem,will have to make another appt,will keep you updated.

[SMITHN10SHO]

Awesome info, would love to know if that's a warranty item. I wonder if the new parts will help the blow-by build up.