Oil burning smell from driver's side

[MaskedMarauder]

Since the car is 16 years old, I'm assuming that a little burning of oil is typical, but does the Marauder eat gaskets like other Fords do?

[justbob]

Check the oil filter adapter gasket.


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[Agent2006]

X2 oil filter gasket, and no, they don't. Fords are fine with gaskets. Try a GM 3.1 V6 , Subaru boxer, or Cadillac Northstar! There's your "gasket" cars!

[MaskedMarauder]

My old 2004 Lincoln LS ate valve cover gaskets almost as often as it ate coils.

[Blakshukvw]

Rear crank seals on fords are notorious too. Usually the crank is so soft where the seal rides it erodes a groove in the crank and then leaks.

[offroadkarter]

My old 2004 Lincoln LS ate valve cover gaskets almost as often as it ate coils.

That was a Jaguar based engine though

oil filter housing gasket is a common failure from age at this point, I did the one on my black car a couple years ago

[Agent2006]

Not that bad of a job, takes about an hour. Lots of liquid to handle. main odd tool is a 12mm? "crow's foot" I seem to remember, (which is a truncated open end wrench. Just the wrench part and square hole, handle is cut off/not there.)