View Poll Results: What's your V-10 oil usage?
A quart every 1,000 miles
3
2.33%
A quart in 1,500 miles
2
1.55%
A quart in 2,000 miles
10
7.75%
A quart in 2,500 miles
10
7.75%
A quart in 3,000 miles
21
16.28%
More than 3,000 miles
83
64.34%
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Poll: Your V-10 oil usage.
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From: East TN
I usually put in one quart between 5K changes. V10 Excursion with 4.3 rear and 35 inch tires. If I leave it alone it never goes below the minimum mark on the dipstick, but I figure more oil is better than less. My truck also sits slightly nose high as opposed to stock trucks that are all nose low, so I may not be getting a proper reading on the dipstick. It barely shows over minimum after a six quart fill.
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My Tioga Motor home mounted on E450 Frame sits slightly nose up too. 6 Quarts will not bring it to the full mark on the stick. I always have to add about 1/2 qt to get the full mark. I like you want to see my oil level on the full mark. Especially the way the engines get worked out pulling heavy loads like this.
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner2
My Tioga Motor home mounted on E450 Frame sits slightly nose up too. 6 Quarts will not bring it to the full mark on the stick. I always have to add about 1/2 qt to get the full mark. I like you want to see my oil level on the full mark. Especially the way the engines get worked out pulling heavy loads like this.
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Krewat,
I know the manual says 6 quarts with filter, but when the dipstick doesn't show full I feel more comfortable with that bit of extra oil to top it off. Lucky to get 1500 miles per qt. Some times I wonder if the dip stick is marked correctly. As much as I enjoy the power and perfomance of the engine I an not convinced that it was one of Ford's better ideas. Seems to me in this modern age they should be able to keep the spark plugs in their respective bores.
Oil burning is the other issue I have problems with Ford. I don't buy their wisdom that a 1000 miles to a quart of oil in a modern gas engine is acceptable. 
I don't get the blue puff on start up that you mentioned. I do, however, have a V10 oil burner.
I know the manual says 6 quarts with filter, but when the dipstick doesn't show full I feel more comfortable with that bit of extra oil to top it off. Lucky to get 1500 miles per qt. Some times I wonder if the dip stick is marked correctly. As much as I enjoy the power and perfomance of the engine I an not convinced that it was one of Ford's better ideas. Seems to me in this modern age they should be able to keep the spark plugs in their respective bores.
Oil burning is the other issue I have problems with Ford. I don't buy their wisdom that a 1000 miles to a quart of oil in a modern gas engine is acceptable. I don't get the blue puff on start up that you mentioned. I do, however, have a V10 oil burner.
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner2
Krewat,
I know the manual says 6 quarts with filter, but when the dipstick doesn't show full I feel more comfortable with that bit of extra oil to top it off. Lucky to get 1500 miles per qt. Some times I wonder if the dip stick is marked correctly. As much as I enjoy the power and perfomance of the engine I an not convinced that it was one of Ford's better ideas. Seems to me in this modern age they should be able to keep the spark plugs in their respective bores. Oil burning is the other issue I have problems with Ford. I don't buy their wisdom that a 1000 miles to a quart of oil in a modern gas engine is acceptable.
I don't get the blue puff on start up that you mentioned. I do, however, have a V10 oil burner.
I know the manual says 6 quarts with filter, but when the dipstick doesn't show full I feel more comfortable with that bit of extra oil to top it off. Lucky to get 1500 miles per qt. Some times I wonder if the dip stick is marked correctly. As much as I enjoy the power and perfomance of the engine I an not convinced that it was one of Ford's better ideas. Seems to me in this modern age they should be able to keep the spark plugs in their respective bores.
Oil burning is the other issue I have problems with Ford. I don't buy their wisdom that a 1000 miles to a quart of oil in a modern gas engine is acceptable. I don't get the blue puff on start up that you mentioned. I do, however, have a V10 oil burner.
Castrol 5w30 dino...The blue puff is only there when I start it up, move it 10 feet, shut it down and restart the next day - POOF! But it got better after going with only 6 qts.
The extra oil will (barely) keep the oil cooler, but with a real oil cooler on the V10, it's pretty pointless...
To me, it seems people that bitch the most about oil consumption are using synthetic. It also seems that most of the people that do not use any oil are using dino. Coincidence? I think not.
Funny how Amsoil makes a point of having the lowest "volatility" (evaporation of solvents, etc) of all the synthetics... never heard of a standard volatility test for dino
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner2
I have the V10 in My Tioga Motor Home. It has used a quart of oil every 1500 miles since new. It has 28000 miles now on it no change. Still a quart 1500 miles. I have heard the earlier V10's were oil burners. One would think in these modern times Ford could do better that that! I can handle the oil issue it is blowing spark plug issue that scares me to death with the V10. Have three freinds that have had them blow out. 2 99's and one 2000. All farm trucks. BTW they use oild too, two of the use a quart in 2000 miless the 2000 model about the same. I have always used what the Ford Owners Manual states 5W-30
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99, As far as I know the dealers replaced the heads in question. If it happens to me I think, if I can find the motor, lol, I will try the inserts! What do you have to lose at this point? Ford dealer wants 1400 bucks for the head which requires a complete tear down of the motor because of the it's design. You start at the front, pull the timing gear cover and go from there. $3000 plus repair job. It sucks! If this blows maybe I will adapt a 8.1 Vortec! LOL, have not heard of them blowing plugs
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From: S.W. Oregon
Originally Posted by krewat
Mine doesn't lose ANY oil between 3K oil changes...
To me, it seems people that bitch the most about oil consumption are using synthetic. It also seems that most of the people that do not use any oil are using dino. Coincidence? I think not.
To me, it seems people that bitch the most about oil consumption are using synthetic. It also seems that most of the people that do not use any oil are using dino. Coincidence? I think not.
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner2
99, As far as I know the dealers replaced the heads in question. If it happens to me I think, if I can find the motor, lol, I will try the inserts! What do you have to lose at this point? Ford dealer wants 1400 bucks for the head which requires a complete tear down of the motor because of the it's design. You start at the front, pull the timing gear cover and go from there. $3000 plus repair job. It sucks! If this blows maybe I will adapt a 8.1 Vortec! LOL, have not heard of them blowing plugs
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It's interesting to look at these results. Even though most people here don't use any real oil, if you extrapolate the number using a quart in 2,000 miles or less to the whole population of V-10's, it's a huge number!
These super duties seem to be inconsistent, even though they are great trucks overall. Some stop great, others like a loaded freight train. Some V-10's with aggressive drivers and 4. gears get 12 mpg, others with granny drivers and 3.73's get 10 mpg. Some a/c units will freeze you out of the truck, others won't cool anything. Most go 100,000 with no plug blowouts, others lose 1, or even 2 in the first 50,000 miles.
These super duties seem to be inconsistent, even though they are great trucks overall. Some stop great, others like a loaded freight train. Some V-10's with aggressive drivers and 4. gears get 12 mpg, others with granny drivers and 3.73's get 10 mpg. Some a/c units will freeze you out of the truck, others won't cool anything. Most go 100,000 with no plug blowouts, others lose 1, or even 2 in the first 50,000 miles.
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From: Vancouver Wash USA
Originally Posted by Shepard
It's interesting to look at these results. Even though most people here don't use any real oil, if you extrapolate the number using a quart in 2,000 miles or less to the whole population of V-10's, it's a huge number!
These super duties seem to be inconsistent, even though they are great trucks overall. Some stop great, others like a loaded freight train. Some V-10's with aggressive drivers and 4. gears get 12 mpg, others with granny drivers and 3.73's get 10 mpg. Some a/c units will freeze you out of the truck, others won't cool anything. Most go 100,000 with no plug blowouts, others lose 1, or even 2 in the first 50,000 miles.
These super duties seem to be inconsistent, even though they are great trucks overall. Some stop great, others like a loaded freight train. Some V-10's with aggressive drivers and 4. gears get 12 mpg, others with granny drivers and 3.73's get 10 mpg. Some a/c units will freeze you out of the truck, others won't cool anything. Most go 100,000 with no plug blowouts, others lose 1, or even 2 in the first 50,000 miles.
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From: Patagonia!
I have 2 E-350 V-10s. One 98 with 90,000 miles and no oil burnage and one 2000 with 105,000 miles also with no burnage. I change the oil in both every 3000 miles with whatever i can get my hands on.
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