burning oil?
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Laughing Gas
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From: Prince George, BC
burning oil?
hey i do a lot of hunting in the fall, and my truck has a lot of idle time and cruising along like 5-10 mph sometimes all day, and i have noticed that i have had to add about a quart a month for the last 3 months and i just put one more in today (checked the oil today, hunting season is done now) so i am wondering would all the slow driving and idleling burn more oil that normal everyday driving???? i dont seem to have any visible leaks as i am always checking for them, i am kinda paranoid with it for some reason (FTE, haha).
anyways what do you guys think???
anyways what do you guys think???
Cargo Master
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From: Ardenvoir, Washington
I have always heard that you are suppose to drive a powerstroke like you just stolen it... Another words, put the pedal to metal. I have also heard guys say their rigs run so better just after getting back from a long hard trip.. Maybe someone here could suggest a good engine flush or additive that would clean the inter workings of your engine..Sounds like your rings are maybe getting carboned up..or your engine is showing signs of wear.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Prince George, BC
Originally Posted by clintbonnie
I have always heard that you are suppose to drive a powerstroke like you just stolen it... Another words, put the pedal to metal. I have also heard guys say their rigs run so better just after getting back from a long hard trip.. Maybe someone here could suggest a good engine flush or additive that would clean the inter workings of your engine..Sounds like your rings are maybe getting carboned up..or your engine is showing signs of wear.
Cargo Master
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From: Slatington, PA
Mine burns about a quart off after an oil change then the level stays the same till the next time I change it (half way on the hash marks). Everybody seems to have a different situation. Does yours keep getting lower if you dont refill it?
The reason they run better after a long trip is everything has a chance to come up to temp and stay there for a while. It takes a fair amount of time to warm up 14 quarts of oil and the entire block.
The reason they run better after a long trip is everything has a chance to come up to temp and stay there for a while. It takes a fair amount of time to warm up 14 quarts of oil and the entire block.
Of the next Riffraff East
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From: Concord NC
Do you have to add a qt. to get it back to the full mark, or does it get to the add mark? Mine is like twags6. It will run forever at a 1/4" above the add mark but will drop from full the that 1/4" mark in weeks. Like he said, all seems a bit differant.
