Burning oil F150 5.0

Asked by GuruX25V4 Nov 14, 2018 at 11:31 AM about the 2018 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My F150 with a 5.0 burning oil , 2 qu.
At the last oil change what’s going on
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How long between oil changes, in miles? My 2010 uses about one quart over 5,000 miles. Some oil consumption is normal.

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Just to share the facts about the problems with all F150 engines from the V6 to the V8. They, in fact, do burn a lot of oil brand new and you can go to the dealer and pull the hose off between the PCV and the intake manifold. You will find fresh oil in it with only a few miles on the odometer and BRAND NEW. We see f150's burn anywhere from 1-3 quarts of oil. between oil changes. ( The norm is around 4-8 ounces between oil changes will be sucked through the PCV system and get ingested into the intake manifold and degrades the octane rating and will even reduce MPG and engine performance. The first fix to slow oil ingestion is to go to a heavier weight oil until the engine is properly broken in and if the problem continues you can add motor honey and then you need a dealer to check that the cylinder wall coating did not wear off. Then you can either keep the heavier weight or go back to the factory recommended. Second most important addition is to install a UPR Dual Valve Catch Can to eliminate any oil from being ingested into the engine through the PCV system and gunking up the motor and killing MPG and Vehicle Performance. You can look up UPR F150 Catch Cans on the internet and even see video's of them being installed. You will see improved MPG and notice a much crisper throttle from a UPR catch Can. Just wanted to share and hope this helps a bit.

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I have been dealing with my 2018 f150 5.0 burning oil , I noticed it at 15.000 miles because i never checked my oil before then it was new, four dealers later still not fixed. If you are burning 1qt every 3000 miles that is excessive oil consumption according to Fords definition. Go to the dealer and tell them you want them to do a oil consumption test. Don't play around with this, they will tell you it's a program issue . Here is a pic of the so called fix it did work for me.

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