oil consumption

[todd]

whats some opinons on normal oil consumption for a 7.3 assuming no leaks and 15-40 oil ive got 93000 mi and seems like shes useing 1.5 - 2 quarts between changes i change at 5000 mi how much are some others useing

[Dirk]

The harder I drive, the more oil it will use. At most, maybe 1 quart every 5k... so you are fine.

[cmlrc]

my 99 uses 1.5 qts every 5000. I have 169000 miles. Thanks for the question I was wondering if my had an issue.

[350PSD]

My 2000 uses about 1 qt. every 2000 miles. I'm glad to hear that seems normal...I was a little concerned. I am not sure where I read this but I've heard that ford considers oil usage of up to 1 qt. every 1500 miles "normal." I might have read that on this forum, or in one of the manuals...

[strokin_early_99]

2qt every 5-6K gets burned up in my truck. Over half that is towing and/or pulling it's guts out. I have 169K on my truck. So it seems about right in line with everyone else for oil consumption.


Keep Strokin'

[D-man]

It takes 15 qts. on a filter/oil change to put mine at the full line. It will lose enough to bring it to the middle of the "ok" mark almost right away (within 500 miles) then, it won't use a drop for the full 6k that I go for the next oil change. I have 142k on mine.