Oil Consumption

[latinowarrior]

I have a 97 Exp and I notice that it's "drinking" the oil. I find myself short a quart at around 2,500 miles. I have no leaks and it's not blowing out any smoke. What can it be? Help is needed.

[l-m tech]

Originally Posted by latinowarrior

I have a 97 Exp and I notice that it "drinking" the oil. I find myself short a quart at around 2,500 miles. I have no leaks and it not blowing out any smoke. What can it be? Help is needed.

have seen fords use a quart every 200 miles and not smoke.a quart every 700-900 miles is considered normal.we do a lot of valve stem seal replacments at our dealership for oil consumpsion.1 in 100 will have stuck oil control rings.

[bearcat329]

my '97 has 135k on it, use's about a quart of oil every 3.5k miles, and like your expo, no smoke and no leaks, runs just fine as well.
enjoy the ride!
Rick, Ore

[latinowarrior]

I forgot I have 220,000 + miles on my Expy. I love big blue, It still rides smooth, but hate the gas mileage .

[oaklejd]

Originally Posted by l-m tech

have seen fords use a quart every 200 miles and not smoke.a quart every 700-900 miles is considered normal.we do a lot of valve stem seal replacments at our dealership for oil consumpsion.1 in 100 will have stuck oil control rings.

Jeeez I-m tech...I guess I should feel good about mine. I have 84K on my 1999 expedition and am starting to see about one quart low when I do my 3k oil change. If these 5.4's start give problems like you mention above even on a well maintained vehicle this will be the last ford product I will ever buy. Damn shame...back to Chevy or maybe a Toyota next time...

[~manuel~]

Originally Posted by l-m tech

have seen fords use a quart every 200 miles and not smoke.a quart every 700-900 miles is considered normal.we do a lot of valve stem seal replacments at our dealership for oil consumpsion.1 in 100 will have stuck oil control rings.

once had a super duty with a v10 eat up 1.5 quarts and it was only driven about 85 miles by a manager while it was in the shop.i popped open the air filter housing and no air filter to be found.the inside of the throttle body was coated in dirt and a peep inside the cylinders revealed scored cylinder walls. the truck did not smoke a bit nor was it running rough.the owner believed the truck had more power without the air filter and it was never caught by a tech because it was never in for service as the guy changed his own oil.it had about 39,000 miles if i remember corectly.ive only seen a couple of f-150's actually smoke out exhaust, and both those were due to stuck open pcv valve.also seen a focus running rough and smoking bad at 15,000 miles. turns out wal mart only added oil to the crank case without draining the old oil out. there was nearly 10 quarts of oil in that thing.