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Originally posted by Jason43:
Originally posted by Mohaj:
I was just wondering if this was the case?
I have a 2000 CSVT and a mechanic was telling me the car could potentially go through a quart every 800 to 1000 mi?






Any car could potentially go through a quart every 800-1000 miles.




you think you got it bad, unlce has a 1997 Dodge ram 3500 with the cummins 5.9L diesel. goes through a gallon of oil a day. it comes out of a seal before the fan and sprays all over the motor. the dealer quoted him $3,500 to fix


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Originally posted by Daddy Phat Sacks:
Originally posted by bxd20:
hhhhwaaat? waaaaaat?

I go 7000 miles or so between Mobil 1 changes and the level doesn't drop on the dipstick a single mm.

Brian
99 SVT
58,000 miles


I may bee wrong, it happens alot, but is 7000 a little to long of an oil change interval? I get nervous at 2800.




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burning it is only one of many ways an engine can consume oil. there have been reports of gasket leaks, could also be a loose oil filter or bad o-ring seal, crossed & stripped threads on the drain plug, etc. if you're losing oil, you have to find out how and why. if your guy says its being burned, that should show on the spark plugs.


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