75junebug

My 2013 burns about 1/2 a qt every 2000 miles. No drips, no sign on the tailpipe. I was not sure of the level of service I was getting at my dealer on the 1st two scheduled oil changes, as my oil seemed to be a little on the dirty side for a new engine. A dot of glue on the drain plug confirmed my suspicions,however ridiculous it may seem. They were changing the filter, but not the oil. Unless they sucked it out thru the dipstick..... A week after the last dealer trip I checked it and decided to change it myself. 2 weeks later and 1800 miles, I had to add another 1/2 qt, but the oil was amber.....Makes me ponder weather the engine has always burned this much oil, or did the lack of service cause this...The only other vehicles I have had that burned oil were a early 80s 5.8 diesel GM(it dripped, burned all the time) and a late 80s GM 454. Both instances I was told a qt every 1000 miles was normal>>>>

dieselhunter44

Neither of mine burn oil.

I feel bad for the ones that do..

Eco Tuner

All will use different amounts depending on how you broke it in to properly seat the rings in the first 400-500 miles. After that a hard glaze sets into the cylinder walls and that short window will have passed and your going to use that amount of oil going forward. Driven the first few hundred miles so you can properly load the rings to break the lubrication barrier to properly wear in to the shape of the cylinder walls, the less oil you will use (and less blow by) in the future.

Here is a diagrams to give a better example of what happens:



As mentioned in a post above, some consumption will always be present, but it should not be noticeable in the average oil change interval if your rings seated properly. And to agree with others, I never push more than 6-7k miles between changes, and after initial break-in I make sure to drain the factory fill to get the break-in and assy debris out of the engine and then fill with a good full synthetic (never run a cheap blend IMHO).

RLXXI

This^^^ absolutely which is why Ford needs to throw the owners manual away with their idea how to break in the engine. (except for the towing rule)

I have 5500 miles on mine so far and haven't used 1 drop. You have to run it like you plan to drive it mainly but if you plan to baby the thing then run it like you stole it first, that'll get the rings seated properly.

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zxd9

I've got 17500 miles on my '13 now. It used 1.25qt in the last 7500 miles.

BDYY

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I have nearly 17k miles on my 2013 and it has yet to use any oil.

Spong

Exactly what I did on mine and on every new vehicle. I take them on the highway and cycle the RPMs up and down several times to build cylinder pressure in the first 20-30 miles. I'm only at 500 miles now but we'll see if it worked on the 5.0. My wife's van was new last fall and I thought the salesman was going to have a heart attack when I floored it right from the dealer lot. I cycled it up and down several times and now with 9k miles, that thing runs STRONG! Same with my Trailblazer. 8 years old with 90k miles and it uses a very negligible amount between 7-8k synthetic oil changes.

ncgator8

I had an '11 XLT with the 5.0. That thing used a quart of oil initially like yours, then finally settled out at about 4k before it needed a qt. I traded it at 30k; it never got better than the 4k per qt. I did install an oil separator in the PCV line to catch any oil mist from blowby. Surprisingly, I would get a couple of ounces about every 5k. Although the engine still used some oil (worst of any new vehicle I have ever purchased), it did seem to run better with the separator installed.

My new '13 Lariat has not used any oil since go. I moved the oil separator over from the other truck. I check it at each 10k oil change; it barely has any oil in it. I have 21k on the truck now.

I am of the opinion that if a new engine (I do not care whose) uses oil like that there is something wrong with it, regardless what the manufacturer says. I figure that it must have something to do with the cylinder wall finish or the rings proper. I have purchased new vehicles since 1977 about every two years, mostly GM and Ford. I have never had a vehicle use that much oil. Shoot, my 2000 Corvette with 152k miles on it does not use any oil between changes (8k miles?). Well, except for the time I put Mobil1 in it. Anyway, best of luck to you.

Oh, one more thing- I have very little faith in car service places anywhere unless they will allow you to watch them work through a window. I am of the opinion that a proper oil change involves removing the drain plug, not sucking the oil out through the dipstick tube, if they even did that. Even sucking it out should have yielded better oil condition results than you saw. I do not think that I would go back there if I were you. Kendall GT-1 anyone?

Z7What

I never really beat on my hard much at all when it was new but I put a FilterMag on the filter with 1Kish miles and changed my first oil change at 2K and every 3K after that and never noticed any oil consumption. My oil separator is working great and doesn't collect much oil at all.

Wayne

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my 2014 used a qt in the first 1k...about a half quart in the second 1k...getting better...have to just keep an eye on it