Quick Help - Oil Consumption on Truck

[ugottabayou]

I just bought a Ford F150 about a month ago. It is a 2000 with the 5.4L 4x4 with 124,000 miles on it. It is burning a quart of oil in 1000 miles. Is this too much for this truck? I need to know before my warranty is up. Also what bothers me is that after I drove the truck off the lot, I drove about 100 miles and when I checked the oil it wasn't even touching the dipstick:eek2: . Crap.

I know u Chevy guys will say the problem is that its a Ford so don't tell me that. (same for you dodge guys)

[ugottabayou]

Anybody?

call the stealer and tell them what its doing. my toyota with about 150,000 miles on it goes through the same but it doesnt smoke so I dont care

[ugottabayou]

I told the dealer about it - he just played dumb and said "well I guess nobody was checking it then" . Said nothing else. I was p*ssed:mad:

[Titanium]

could be sumthin in ur valve terrain. just a thot. check out a f-150 forum maybe they could help u.

[SRH]

id say thats too much a half quart in 3000 would be accpetable but thats 3 quarts low every oil change

[Titanium]

Originally posted by SRH
id say thats too much a half quart in 3000 would be accpetable but thats 3 quarts low every oil change

wouldn't it be 2 quarts low or am i wrong?

[TM426]

Atleast you dont need to change the oil. Just keep adding. By the time you change your oil its not very old.

[Titanium]

Originally posted by TM426
Atleast you dont need to change the oil. Just keep adding. By the time you change your oil its not very old.

Not meanin to be a post whore on this forum but think about the oil filter man. plus think aobut how much money you would end up spendin on oil it'd prolly eventually end up bein cheaper jus to get the engine fixed right than spend alot of money on oil.

[ugottabayou]

Originally posted by Titanium
wouldn't it be 2 quarts low or am i wrong?

1 qt. every 1000 miles, 3000 miles change, 3x1 = 3

I think it could be a piston ring, i'm gonna do a plug check & compression test on it. I have a post just like this on an F150 thread already.

[ugottabayou]

Originally posted by Titanium
Not meanin to be a post whore on this forum but think about the oil filter man. plus think aobut how much money you would end up spendin on oil it'd prolly eventually end up bein cheaper jus to get the engine fixed right than spend alot of money on oil.

def. want it fixed while warranty will still pay

[Titanium]

Originally posted by ugottabayou
def. want it fixed while warranty will still pay

do u think the dealer will fiddle f*ck aroun and somehow try to rip u off?

[TM426]

Drop a brick on the pedle and just wait. Once the thing goes call a tow truck and drop it off at the dealer. Now your problems fixed.

[ugottabayou]

Originally posted by Titanium
do u think the dealer will fiddle f*ck aroun and somehow try to rip u off?

Thats when I'm not afraid to get the attourney involved. If I lose everything and I really don't want a basket case on my hands I will sell it I've learned my lesson.

[ugottabayou]

Originally posted by TM426
Drop a brick on the pedle and just wait. Once the thing goes call a tow truck and drop it off at the dealer. Now your problems fixed.

LOL, I had a friend that wanted to take a programmer, take off the rev limiter, do that, then clear the error codes and reset to the factory setting and have warranty pay for a new motor.