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Old 05-18-2007, 02:20 PM
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oil burning?

well im just curious here but how much oil should a new motor be burning seems to be bout 2 qts every 3-4k does that sound right?? i know diesels burn some oil well more then gassers but i dont know im just curious thanks
 
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Old 05-18-2007, 08:33 PM
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I rebuilt mine last summer, I do not use any oil between oil changes which are at 3,000 mile intervals.
I have about 15,000 miles on the rebuild now.

When I first started running the engine after the rebuild, I did use a quart or two every 1500 miles.
At around 10,000 miles the oil consumption dropped to almost nothing,
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 10:57 AM
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My 7.3 started using oil quite a bit all of a sudden. After conferring with the great guys on this forum, I replaced my CDR and problem solved.
 
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:35 AM
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well i was lookin into it yeah i have about 8000 miles on the motor at least 8-10 id say when does summer diesel come out ?????????? cuz i got some from moble and my gosh my truck runs totally differnt on it haha cuz man it flys now i dont know whats the differnce here
 
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