Posted by jay-eye-see on June 07, 2011 at 13:27:08 from (75.21.103.45):
My 06 F150 5.4 with 44k uses up to a quart of oil every 1500-2000 miles or so. I first noticed it last summer and it seemed to use less during cold weather but has picked up again lately. I use it for mainly driving to work and change it myself about every 4k with the recommended 5W-20. I add when it is a qt down and change it when it is a qt down a second time. These trucks are very common, anybody else heard of this? When I poked around online, I saw horror stories about these things not giving up their spark plugs but little about oil usage issues. Ive thought about dumping 10W-40 into it but will probably just keep doing what im doing. My dad used to always say "trade it for a yellow dog...then shoot the dog" Aside from adding oil, I love the truck.
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