Oil Consumption - Quick Questions
Just finished a long trip of just under 3000 miles on our 2003 Ford 450 E Series Class C Motorhome with 46,000 miles on it. Driving through Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California. So plenty of hill cli...
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A quart per 3000 is fine. Mine uses a bit less but they're all different.
On any oil consumption issue you have to weigh the consumption vs. heavy engine repairs. Is it really beneficial to the engine to tear it down to solve this? Could more go wrong than just the oil consumption? This does not apply to small stuff like PCV valve etc.
While Ford probably did the best they could with oil pan capacity due to space issues, it would have been great if the oil pans held a couple quarts more oil.
On any oil consumption issue you have to weigh the consumption vs. heavy engine repairs. Is it really beneficial to the engine to tear it down to solve this? Could more go wrong than just the oil consumption? This does not apply to small stuff like PCV valve etc.
While Ford probably did the best they could with oil pan capacity due to space issues, it would have been great if the oil pans held a couple quarts more oil.
