warmachine5500
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94 Ford ranger 4.0L V6 has about 120K on it. This truck belongs to my uncle. I changed the oil for him today. He wanted to use full synthetic Valvoline 5W-30. I thought that would be fine since the Ford recommends 5W-30 for this truck. After changing the oil and starting it up we saw A LOT of white smoke coming out of the tailpipe. I'm thinking that because it's such an old engine, maybe the thin/light weight synthetic oil is getting into places where it's not supposed to go and burning. Should I use a thicker SAE oil? If so, what weight oil would you recommend? My gut tells me that will take care of the problem, but I thought I'd ask the experts here.
He also has a grinding noise coming from the starter. He told me his starter went bad, and he replaced it with a new one he had bought for his 92 Ford Explorer. That's when it began grinding. He tried to use a shim, but it made no difference. The starters looked exactly the same, and I'm pretty sure both of those vehicles have the same engine. I took the starter off and saw that both the teeth on the starter and the teeth on the flex plate are a little boogered up. If this is the right starter, could the flex plate be warped or cracked? Would that cause this issue? It still starts, but it sounds awful when it does.
Thanks for any input!
He also has a grinding noise coming from the starter. He told me his starter went bad, and he replaced it with a new one he had bought for his 92 Ford Explorer. That's when it began grinding. He tried to use a shim, but it made no difference. The starters looked exactly the same, and I'm pretty sure both of those vehicles have the same engine. I took the starter off and saw that both the teeth on the starter and the teeth on the flex plate are a little boogered up. If this is the right starter, could the flex plate be warped or cracked? Would that cause this issue? It still starts, but it sounds awful when it does.
Thanks for any input!