where did the oil go?
hey all, We just returned from our first TT trip from NC to Key West. It is about 900 miles one way. F150 4,6l v8 4x4 with towing pkg. Towing a aerolite 718fd, 3050 dry wght. My question is is i...
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dodge guy wrote:
True, there is nothing wrong with burning some oil...but, it should not burn oil. maybe a bit when working hard, I`ll go as far as saying up to a half quart in 3k miles.
Oil consumption is OK.
But it's not OK.
Well, maybe it's OK if the engine is working.
But I decree that it is 0.5 qt/3000 miles.
Dude, you are all over the place!
Having been around a few vehicles over the years, I belive the answer is that oil consumption can and does vary. I've been amazed that I have not added any oil to my new Chevrolet 6.0 over the past 25K miles (towing or not). The old 5.7 (two of them that is) would burn 1 qt every 2500 miles, unless I was towing- and then it was more. That consumption was fairly constant over 200K miles. Never added oil to the last two Toyotas, but the one before that: a quart every 2000 miles.
I guess that none of my engines are capable of reading your special decree of 0.5 qt/3000 miles.