5.0 oil consumption
03-31-2012, 08:13 AM
#211
Senior Member
The advice was to drive normally for a few miles, dog the truck for a few miles, then, run it normally. The dealership I purchased from is about 100 miles away, so, I cycled the motor like this all the way home and have been driving it hard everyday and ran it at the track about a dozen times. So far ... so good.
03-31-2012, 10:18 AM
#212
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Curious... what was the dog part?
03-31-2012, 11:24 AM
#214
I am glad I read this thread out of the blue. I just went out and checked my 2012 XLT with 3107 miles yep down a quart. I have never had to add oil in a new vehicle before. I am not engine handy but glad I read this and glad I checked oil.
03-31-2012, 06:34 PM
#215
Just keep a check on it............mine used more for the first 10K miles than I was accustom to.........but around 10K it all gets normal.
04-02-2012, 03:51 PM
#216
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Like others, after reading this, I went and checked mine (1,900 miles) and found it low a quart
....NEVER had this happen before on any vehicle...I hope that parts get 'friendly' with each other and consumption goes way down....
....NEVER had this happen before on any vehicle...I hope that parts get 'friendly' with each other and consumption goes way down....
04-29-2012, 02:03 PM
#218
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5.0 stop burning oil
I also have a oil burning 2011 F150 with the 5.0. I wanted the 5.0 because I didn't consider it a new engine like the Eco Boost. This is my first and last Ford truck. I don't buy foreign autos but now I understand why all the yuppies are riding around proud of their Tundras. I have burned 2 1/2 qts. in 8000 miles and doing consumption test now but have already been told at dealer that this is normal oil use.
Update on my 2011 F150 with the 5.0, dealer started a oil consumption test on my truck at 8,300 miles. I got Mobile 1 Full Synthetic for the oil change and this is the GREAT news I have driven about 3,200 miles and may have used a 1/4 of a quart!!!! I have to say I'm almost 60 years old and have never bought a vehicle with a oil using break in period. Back to luvn my 150.
05-21-2012, 08:47 PM
#220