coonerboy
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- Herkimer, NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Explorer XLT 4wd V8
My '98 has just clicked over 100kmi. I have had to add about 2 1/2 qts of oil since I changed the oil in July. Has been driven about 3800 mile since then. I have no oil leaks anywhere and there is no visible oil smoke(blue) from the exhaust. I am running Mobil 1 5w-20 synthetic.
Has anyone had any similar oil consumption problems with the 5.0? The only other issue I think it may be is a problem with the PCV system. I always notice oil in the rubber intake tube. Time for a new PCV valve and maybe install an oil seperator? At $7 a qt, this it getting a little expensive dumping oil into it constantly.
Has anyone had any similar oil consumption problems with the 5.0? The only other issue I think it may be is a problem with the PCV system. I always notice oil in the rubber intake tube. Time for a new PCV valve and maybe install an oil seperator? At $7 a qt, this it getting a little expensive dumping oil into it constantly.