>I have a 97 dodge ram 1500. I rebuilt the engine last summer and I am
>loosing oil.
>>I have a 97 dodge ram 1500. I rebuilt the engine last summer and I am
>>loosing oil.
>How much, over what period of time?
Mine too and it hasn't been rebuilt. Only 77k miles on it (97 1500) Loses
1-½ to 2 quarts in 3000~4000 miles (between oil changes). No drips on the
floor, no smoke on startup, no smoke on acceleration, not showing up in
the cooling system (thank God), just magically disappearing. It's
obviously burning it, but slow enough not to be visible in the exhaust.
Tailpipe residue, what little there is of it, it is a light grey. This is
also not something new for this truck, it's used oil almost since the
truck was new.
I thought valve guides possibly, but if that were the case it'd blow a
blue cloud at morning startup. And morning starts are clear. Compression
check didn't lend any clues either. Plugs are clean. I've had some
frustrating history of P0307 misfires for about a year, but the wire
rerouting TSB seems to have addressed that, for the time being anyway.
Knock on wood.
I guess I shouldn't bitch. It's been a good reliable truck and so far has
never stranded me. Chews up front tires if you don't rotate every-other
oil change and piss-poor fuel economy, but not many full-size gas powered
V8 trucks do much better. Sure as hell glad I didn't buy a Chevy or a
Ford.
Tom Lawrence - 29 Apr 2005 03:54 GMT
> I thought valve guides possibly, but if that were the case it'd blow a
> blue cloud at morning startup. And morning starts are clear. Compression
> check didn't lend any clues either. Plugs are clean. I've had some
> frustrating history of P0307 misfires for about a year, but the wire
> rerouting TSB seems to have addressed that, for the time being anyway.
> Knock on wood.
Ever check for a leaking plenum gasket?
nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca - 29 Apr 2005 04:05 GMT
>>>I have a 97 dodge ram 1500. I rebuilt the engine last summer and I am
>>>loosing oil.
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>rerouting TSB seems to have addressed that, for the time being anyway.
>Knock on wood.
I had a 3.0 dodge that used 1 liter every 1500Km - and it never showed
even a whisp of smoke from the exhaust. The valve guides were so loose
I was surprised it was not using a whole lot more. It DID kill the
cat.
>I guess I shouldn't bitch. It's been a good reliable truck and so far has
>never stranded me. Chews up front tires if you don't rotate every-other
>oil change and piss-poor fuel economy, but not many full-size gas powered
>V8 trucks do much better. Sure as hell glad I didn't buy a Chevy or a
>Ford.
Badger - 03 May 2005 00:09 GMT
> >>>I have a 97 dodge ram 1500. I rebuilt the engine last summer and I am
> >>>loosing oil.
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> >V8 trucks do much better. Sure as hell glad I didn't buy a Chevy or a
> >Ford.
Incidentally, it's spelled losing, not loosing.
Don't flame me I'm just passing along the data. If no one says
anything no one will ever know.
Clay