So, Where's All the Oil Going?
Like all of you, before going on a trip I check all fluid levels. My oil dip stick indicated "full". After 527 miles I checked the oil level again while fueling up. Oil was down 1-1/2 quarts. Strange,...
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An intake manifold to valley gasket leak can do that too. Vacuum pulls oil right into the intake and burns it. This was a notorious problem on mid to late 90's 318/360 engines. Doesn't necessarily mean your carb'd engine suffered the same.
Check for this by plugging the air breather hose on one valve cover and checking for vacuum at the other cover. There shouldn't really be any.
My Dakota 318 had this happen along with several other friends with these (never version) engines. It used oil really fast and never smoked.
Check for this by plugging the air breather hose on one valve cover and checking for vacuum at the other cover. There shouldn't really be any.
My Dakota 318 had this happen along with several other friends with these (never version) engines. It used oil really fast and never smoked.
