1997 Lincoln Town Car oil loss

1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
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JIM MCCALL
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Engine Mechanical problem
1997 Lincoln Town Car V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 160k miles

while driving i noticed black smoke coming out of exhaust. In 6 miles it blew out 2qts of oil. The temp gauge remained the same. Upon inspection I found NO oil of the block but it seemed to be coming from the top section on the drivers side over the starter. I can not find the source because of the space. Have any ideas?
Dec 22, 2009 at 3:55 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation,
You will need to have the engine washed down and re fill the oil, after a short run you should be able to see any fresh leaks, i would be suspecting a rocker cover gasket, check this out first.

Mark (mhpautos)
Dec 23, 2009 at 2:40 AM
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