My 2000 V6 with 220,000+ miles is getting old and tired. Does anyone else have or had a mustang similar? What should I expect in the years to come as far as longevity?

She burns through oil almost as much as gas and is slowly leaking transmission fluid. I hit the gas pretty hard today to pass another car and now I'm getting this awful whining/grinding noise when idling. Any thoughts as to why?

 

Put her out to pasture. Ha ha ha. Just kidding!

 

real reason most likely?? poor maintenance, and someone not taking care of the car as prescribed in the manual/owners guide and doing the regular service internals and oil changes, if a car is burning oil nearly as bad as gas then its got some major engine wear and its as good as gone at that point, I have a car that has well over 230K on the clock and its very well maintained and doesn't burn that much oil, and the truck burns none and has 220K on it and I take care to make sure oil is changed every 3-5K miles...


sorry if it seems like im being hateful but usually when en engine burns oil like its gas that means there is some major wear or possible damage to it internally....

 

Unless youre puking blue smoke out the exhaust, then the oil is going somewhere it *really* shouldn't at that rate... like the cooling system, maybe.

I think it's safe to say that you should be looking at a boneyard engine at least, if not a rebuild, just because it sounds like that one is just about ready to give it up.

Regarding the transmission... you sure it's not the main seal in the back? That it's not engine oil?

If it is transmission, well, that's transmission seals, and that might can be easily fixed. Just drain the old fluid, pull the trans, swap the seals, put the thing back in. Tada and stuff. Maybe. If the seals go in from the inside, well, that's a rebuild, obviously. Like the pinion seal would be in the axle. Have to take it all the way apart to do those.

Of course since the trans is leaking, it may be too late and that's what's whining/grinding, the gears in the transmission due to no lubrication.

So maybe a boneyard trans is in order too.

And at that rate... maybe another car is in order...

 

I got the car in 2009 with 150k on it and the previous owners did not take good care of it at all. They couldn't even keep up with waxing the paint. I'm just trying to do everything I can to stretch out the lifespan. Thanks for the reply.

 

This might be worth a try. Throw a can or two
http://www.restoreusa.com/

 

That is understandable, again not trying to sound hateful or anything, just being honest, as for the engine regular oil changes and if you really want to hold onto the car a mild engine rebuild or even a JY swap might be worth looking into, I would maybe look into some Lucas products, they should be able help with extending the life some, not sure how long you will keep the engine living but it will help to a degree, just be prepared that at this point in life knowing about the PO (would love to give them a piece of mind too) that car may be on its final leg soon...and I bet it would have been a great mustang too!!

oh and I agree with the above post try some http://www.restoreusa.com/ products, that should also help...

 

Yeah I use Lucas but I'll check out that site also. Well time to save for a new mustang.

 

pics of said mustang??

 

See profile picture.

 

the picture does not show, hence the question of "pics?"