2006 R/T Burning Oil
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2006 R/T Burning Oil
My 2006 R/T AWD is going through oil at a rate of about a quart every 3000 miles. It's not leaking and my coolant looks fine. So, it must be burning it, but it's not visible in the exhaust. Has anyone else seen the same thing with their 5.7L? What could be the culprit? Rings? Valve seals? I just turned 100K miles this week. Thanks in advance.
Last edited by kowalcs; 05-21-2010 at 11:41 AM.
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Welcome to the forum sooter2.
kowalcs' problem is actually normal. Almost 90% of the hemi's out there burn roughly a qrt every 3-5k miles. His just was catching up to him at the 100k mile marker. He was one of the lucky ones. Probably why dodge put a 7 qrt oil pan in it. LOL!!
You're problem though with the oil not even visible on the dipstick (I'm assuming this by your statement of barely registering) is either a big problem/leak or whomever did your oil change didn't put enough oil in it.
kowalcs' problem is actually normal. Almost 90% of the hemi's out there burn roughly a qrt every 3-5k miles. His just was catching up to him at the 100k mile marker. He was one of the lucky ones. Probably why dodge put a 7 qrt oil pan in it. LOL!!
You're problem though with the oil not even visible on the dipstick (I'm assuming this by your statement of barely registering) is either a big problem/leak or whomever did your oil change didn't put enough oil in it.
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