Burning oil
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Welcome to FTE Blake.
I've moved your thread to the correct forum for your truck. Although your question is more engine specific, the folks down here should be able to give you a little more guidance than the Super Duty folks.
I've moved your thread to the correct forum for your truck. Although your question is more engine specific, the folks down here should be able to give you a little more guidance than the Super Duty folks.
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That's fine. Don't worry about it. Most manufacturers even say that up to a quart every thousand is acceptable for new cars, and some even say 600 miles. The quart to 600 miles is a lot, and I might worry about that kind of consumption no matter what the age of the car. With older vehicles (such as yours), I wouldn't worry about it until it gets worse than a quart every thousand. Could be some valve seal and piston ring wear. There's no magic formula to fixing piston ring clearance.
My '73 460 (7.5L) burns a quart every 800 miles, and you never see a single bit of smoke driving down the road.
Does it leak any oil?
My '73 460 (7.5L) burns a quart every 800 miles, and you never see a single bit of smoke driving down the road.
Does it leak any oil?
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