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Originally Posted by sperry
Not to be a dick, but it's a 5.0 w/ 100k miles on it. That's kinda what they do.
I remember seeing AtomicLabMonkey's 5.0 do that anytime he jumped on it, and he never really considered it a big problem AFAIK.
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Troof.
When that car was still fairly new we asked a dealer about the oil consumption - they said that going through 1qt every 800-1000 miles or so was not uncommon for those engines. I guess they were just built a tad on the loose side. Just keep track of how much oil you're going through. Mine would usually need an extra quart added at ~1500 miles after an oil change. It can be burning the oil either from seepage past loose internals like piston rings, or it can get sucked through the PCV system from the lifter valley.
FYI if it has an aftermarket lower intake manifold & the PCV shield/screen are not installed correctly like on the factory lower manifold, the oil consumption will go through the roof.