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Nov 5, 2011 | 08:10 AM

mvedepo

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Burning oil

What are you guys seeing for oil consumption? I haven't been towing much recently but in the last 2000 miles I've burned a quart of oil.

Cause for concern? The truck has 7500 miles on it.

Nov 5, 2011 | 08:54 AM

Andrew010

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With 7500 miles I wouldn't think the truck should burn any oil.

If I might ask, how did you figure out the truck burned 1 qt in 2000 miles?

Nov 5, 2011 | 08:57 AM

dschuffert

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I am not seeing any oil consumption on mine. I have 12K Miles on it now. Changed oil for the first time at 7,300. I would have this checked out by the dealer, it sounds abnormal to me with only 7,500 miles on the engine.

Nov 5, 2011 | 09:03 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew010

With 7500 miles I wouldn't think the truck should burn any oil.

If I might ask, how did you figure out the truck burned 1 qt in 2000 miles?

I changed oil at 5k and at 7k I added a quart.

Nov 5, 2011 | 09:28 AM

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Aside from the obvious question of: "are you sure you put in 13qts when you changed the oil?" These dip sticks are very hard to read.

Nov 5, 2011 | 09:42 AM

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Aside from the obvious question of: "are you sure you put in 13qts when you changed the oil?" These dip sticks are very hard to read.

Yeah I put in 3 gallon jugs of T6 and 1 extra qt.

Nov 5, 2011 | 10:12 AM

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I change oil every 5000 miles and have never had to add between changes in 20,000 miles so far.. A good diesel tech once told me that diesels should use a little oil in order to be lubricated properly. The question to ask your dealer is "how much is normal"?

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Nov 5, 2011 | 10:21 AM

maistroyoda

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You should at least get it checked out by the dealer. That way it will be documented by them and you can establish a pattern if it gets worse. The last thing you want is for them to say that you didn't report it and then get denied warranty. CYA

Nov 5, 2011 | 11:40 AM

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I've tried to check my oil 20 times. That ridiculous excuse for a dip-stick cannot be read so I gave up. I change the oil every 5k-7k and call it good. Even the techs at the dealer say it's a POS.

Nov 5, 2011 | 02:09 PM

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stsmark

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Amen to that Bigziff.

Nov 5, 2011 | 05:35 PM

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cirrus365

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You guys are doing great! My truck burns a gallon of oil every 15 miles!

Funny. This was my first thought!

Nov 5, 2011 | 06:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mvedepo

What are you guys seeing for oil consumption? I haven't been towing much recently but in the last 2000 miles I've burned a quart of oil.

Cause for concern? The truck has 7500 miles on it.

At 7500 miles your truck shouldnt be burning any oil at all.

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Originally Posted by EpicCowlick

You guys are doing great! My truck burns a gallon of oil every 15 miles!

Thats a good one LOL.

If thats the case, I'm burning a gallon every 10-11 miles in the city.

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Originally Posted by maistroyoda

That's really good advice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggziff

I've tried to check my oil 20 times. That ridiculous excuse for a dip-stick cannot be read so I gave up. I change the oil every 5k-7k and call it good. Even the techs at the dealer say it's a POS.

They must be using dipsticks that were left over from the 6.4 era. It was close to impossible to get a good reading with the 6.4 also, but Senix had a method that works pretty good.