loosing oil

[gsap923]

i have a 1993 taurus and i seem to be loosing oil it, doesn't seem to be burning or leaking but i have to put a quart in every 600 miles i heard of a filter in the valve cover by the pcv valve hole. is this ture?

[TomV]

I am not familiar with such a filter. My Haynes manual does not mention it either.

A quart every 600 miles seems like a lot, even after 11 years. If there is no obvious visible leak then you must be burning it. If you are burning it I would think you should see the tell-tale blue exhaust smoke, especially under a hard acceleration.

[hughw]

Could be PCV valve...cheap try.
That is a lot of oil usage...but you may not necessarily see
smoke....I had a Saturn that went through that much oil...
and there was nothing visible...g'luck

[KimMG]

Have you checked the spark plugs to see if you are burning oil?

[Willyum]

The age of the car isn't as important as how many miles are on it and how has it been cared for. A worn engine will use some oil.