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03-15-2012, 12:07 AM

laredgar

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Why is my 7.3 using too much oil

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03-15-2012, 02:41 AM

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How much is to much? How many miles are on it?

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03-15-2012, 12:50 PM

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It has 255 miles and it uses about a gallon every 500 to 700 miles

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03-15-2012, 01:42 PM

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Moved this thread to the correct section...

Does the truck smoke? Does it leak? Any oil in the downpipe? Any oil in the valley?

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03-15-2012, 03:11 PM

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It does smoke sometimes not all the time. Haven't checked the down pipe and it does have some oil in the valley

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I noticed there is some oil on the back of the turbo where it seats is there gaskets on this part of the turbo

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