Normal Engine Oil Use?
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Laughing Gas
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From: Caro, MI
10w30?? I thought 15w40 was the recommended oil???
This 'engineer' sounds like he has a bit of fact mixed in with some BS - but I'm just a dum redneck, so I dunno for sure....
That anti-foaming is SPOT-ON. I have run AE on trucks with poor ICP and 1211 codes and found out the saavy owner preferred walmart-brand oil cause its a little cheaper. After putting Delo or Rotella back in it the problems went away.
This 'engineer' sounds like he has a bit of fact mixed in with some BS - but I'm just a dum redneck, so I dunno for sure....
That anti-foaming is SPOT-ON. I have run AE on trucks with poor ICP and 1211 codes and found out the saavy owner preferred walmart-brand oil cause its a little cheaper. After putting Delo or Rotella back in it the problems went away.
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10w30?? I thought 15w40 was the recommended oil???
This 'engineer' sounds like he has a bit of fact mixed in with some BS - but I'm just a dum redneck, so I dunno for sure....
That anti-foaming is SPOT-ON. I have run AE on trucks with poor ICP and 1211 codes and found out the saavy owner preferred walmart-brand oil cause its a little cheaper. After putting Delo or Rotella back in it the problems went away.
This 'engineer' sounds like he has a bit of fact mixed in with some BS - but I'm just a dum redneck, so I dunno for sure....
That anti-foaming is SPOT-ON. I have run AE on trucks with poor ICP and 1211 codes and found out the saavy owner preferred walmart-brand oil cause its a little cheaper. After putting Delo or Rotella back in it the problems went away.
I never knew that Ford actually had a anti-foaming agent available for purchase. Very interesting, I wonder what the part number is. For years I've been wondering if the 'anti foaming' agent was real or internet lore. On my own trucks, I have noticed....or imagined in my head, that the engine would begin to sound a little different once the oil had about 4000 miles of use. Lab analysis didn't show anything different between young or old oil so I wasn't sure there was anything to this 'anti foaming' idea but it does seem like my engine runs smoother and quieter on new oil and somewhat less smooth and a little louder on old oil. Again, it all could just be in my head....
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Laughing Gas
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From: Caro, MI
No signs of any leaks (knock on wood). 1 drop from the CCV hose all last night.
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I was thinking about this yesterday.
I wonder (if possible) how much oil injectors themselves can consume? I mean worn injectors with internal leaking of oil past the o-rings to the fuel side and into the motor.
This way would consume oil, no leaks, no wet pipes, just use excess oil.
I wonder (if possible) how much oil injectors themselves can consume? I mean worn injectors with internal leaking of oil past the o-rings to the fuel side and into the motor.
This way would consume oil, no leaks, no wet pipes, just use excess oil.
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Snowseeker, that is what I was wondering and the reason for my suggesting some things earlier in the thread. I wonder if the o-rings don't need refreshing. It is just a thought though.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Caro, MI
I was thinking about this yesterday.
I wonder (if possible) how much oil injectors themselves can consume? I mean worn injectors with internal leaking of oil past the o-rings to the fuel side and into the motor.
This way would consume oil, no leaks, no wet pipes, just use excess oil.
I wonder (if possible) how much oil injectors themselves can consume? I mean worn injectors with internal leaking of oil past the o-rings to the fuel side and into the motor.
This way would consume oil, no leaks, no wet pipes, just use excess oil.
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From: Ezzell, TX
I remember that from your earlier post. I wonder if an o-ring didn't get a tear or something when being reinstalled. It is a pain in the butt, but I have no clue what else to think.
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Laughing Gas
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Last time I changed the oil, I only put in 3.5 gallons to fill it up and if I remember correctly, it used to take 4 gallons. That I guess could account for a couple of quarts of consumption. How many gallons do you put in on an oil & filter change?
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I add 15 quarts or almost 4 gallons of oil at each oil change. I am running Royal Purple and have been with about four or five oil changes that weren't since I got the truck. RP is more expensive that the others, but I believe in it and use it because of that belief. I don't push it on anyone, because everyone has his or her favorite oil. Your truck might like Amsoil, RP, Delo, Rotella, or any of the others. I am just at a loss as to how you can have a consumption issue, if the injectors have been recently refreshed, no leaks that are known or visible, and there isn't a coating of oil in your coolant.
It just stumps me, because I don't have the issue. Doesn't mean it isn't normal, just not for my rig.
It just stumps me, because I don't have the issue. Doesn't mean it isn't normal, just not for my rig.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Caro, MI
Yes my CCV is routed over top of the master brake cylinder and then dumps out down by the transmission crossover bracket.
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Stick a bottle on the end for awhile and see how much oil it is dumping.
Have you tried the oil cap trick? While running take the oil cap off, flip it over and stick it on the spout and just guide it from rattling off. Is there enough air to blow it up and off the spout?
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Laughing Gas
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From: Caro, MI
I add 15 quarts or almost 4 gallons of oil at each oil change. I am running Royal Purple and have been with about four or five oil changes that weren't since I got the truck. RP is more expensive that the others, but I believe in it and use it because of that belief. I don't push it on anyone, because everyone has his or her favorite oil. Your truck might like Amsoil, RP, Delo, Rotella, or any of the others. I am just at a loss as to how you can have a consumption issue, if the injectors have been recently refreshed, no leaks that are known or visible, and there isn't a coating of oil in your coolant.
It just stumps me, because I don't have the issue. Doesn't mean it isn't normal, just not for my rig.
It just stumps me, because I don't have the issue. Doesn't mean it isn't normal, just not for my rig.