It was brought to my attention a week ago that a truck @ my place of work was drinking oil. It was said that evening though this truck will arrive @ a job & idle for at most 30 minutes @ a time before it is driven away. Being that this is a newer truck & all the maintainace is done @ the local dealer, the dealer told us that the truck has enough hours racked up from idling that it is comparable to driving it @ an average speed of 30mph. Confused yet?
Let me put it this way. The currently has 2,800 miles on it. The dealer put it to us this away. The amont of hours that is on the engine running, the truck should have around 13,000 miles on it if it were going down that road @ a 30 mph pace. I don't agree with that, my 2 cents. When it was brought to be serviced, the oil level was @ the add line of the dip stick. For some reason, it is drinking oil while running, idle or not.
I have seen this problem with a Chevrolet 5.3 liter, difference being it was a daily driver. Dealer ended up putting new rings on the piston, problem solved. Seems odd to me.
Let me put it this way. The currently has 2,800 miles on it. The dealer put it to us this away. The amont of hours that is on the engine running, the truck should have around 13,000 miles on it if it were going down that road @ a 30 mph pace. I don't agree with that, my 2 cents. When it was brought to be serviced, the oil level was @ the add line of the dip stick. For some reason, it is drinking oil while running, idle or not.
I have seen this problem with a Chevrolet 5.3 liter, difference being it was a daily driver. Dealer ended up putting new rings on the piston, problem solved. Seems odd to me.