Oil consumption

[dieselpilot]

How much oil do you use between changes accepting that there are no leakes.
This is my first Ford and with my GMs I was always about a litre down come oil change time. I used to use that as a yardstick, oil down 1 litre, good, everythings normal. Anyway, this truck doesn't seem to use any between changes and there's no sign of any undesirables leaking into the oil pan.

Just part of the education in converting to Blue Oval
Thanks

 

[bushpilot]

i dont "use" any oil between changes (50k miles)
towing or otherwise ive seen ZERO oil consumption.

same thing in my gasser (5.0L) '96 f150 (and i ran
that motor HARD)

same thing w/ my 90-something ford ranger 4banger
(stick)...and i beat that motor HARDER than the f150

 

[Tx_Atty]

My 97 doesnt burn any between changes either.

 

[fxtowboss]

We pulled or camper down to fort wilderness(disneys campground) which is 675 miles one way and back running about 73-74 mph and I noticed that the oil was a little lower on the stick than normal. Now where it went I dont know.

 

[Digital Oxygen]

ALL internal combustion engines will burn a little oil. I would be worried if my motor didn't burn any oil after say 5000 miles.

I'm losing about an 1/8 of a quart between oil changes... Once a week. Oye!

Once a week for my truck is like 4000-5000 miles for most of your guys' trucks though.

 

[dieselpilot]

ALL internal combustion engines will burn a little oil.

That was my thought as well but I'm approaching my second oil change at 8000 Kilo intervals (5000) miles and don't appear to use enough to notice. On the other hand, every Chev I've owned and they've all been diesels, used some, usually about a litre between oil changes.

There doesn't seem to be any contaniments in the oil so I haven't been overly concerned, just curious. I'm going to send in a quarterly sample for analysis but I wondered if this was the norm or just an exception.

Thanks all

 

[Digital Oxygen]

Unless you get an Oil analysis you won't be able to detect most contaminants in your motor's oil.

Oil analysis is cheap insurance. I do a sample at every oil change.

 

[fxtowboss]

Where do you send it?

 

[no-red 6 0]

www.blackstone-labs.com

it's all right here....

 

[bushpilot]

interesting...not ONE of the 8 motorcycles (which are run VERY hard)
or the cars we own have EVER used a drop of oil