Oil burning on 2016 5L

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10-09-2016, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 80driver

Learned the lesson to not baby a new engine years ago. Bought a new Mercury Cougar in 1989 with the V6. Drove it easy after it was purchased and the oil burn was horrendous. About a quart every 1500 miles. Took it to the dealer and they said to floor the gas pedal to accelerate to speed about every other stoplight the rest of the day. Oil burn stopped. From then on never had to add oil between changes. Moral to the story is to never baby a new engine.

I didn't baby it at all, but apparently I didn't work it hard enough. Or maybe they are just using a very hard alloy in the rings, and/or ****ty machining that took a bit to wear in.

I also share that philosophy, and as a former dealer tech who was GM and ASE certified in engines, I might know a little bit about it.

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10-09-2016, 07:25 AM

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I used a quart clocking 500 miles on my '15 5.0. The service manager suggested keeping the transmission in sport mode on "drive it like you stole it' for the next 1k miles. 4k miles now with no oil usage.

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10-09-2016, 07:36 AM

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Some good information can be read here...

Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power

This guy is a little...odd, but he knows what he is talking about. Basic principal is run the crap out of the engine from the very beginning, but never let it stay at a constant rpm for very long until it's broken in. I follow this method with all of my vehicles and toys, and not a single one has ever had an oil consumption issue. In fact, something not mentioned here yet is loss of power due to improper break in. If you baby it, I guarantee you have just decreased the maximum power potential that engine has for the rest of its life.

My 2cents..

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