Just did an oil change on the farm truck, (130,000) and noticed before I changed it that it was low about half a quart? Anything to really worry about? I change every 3,000 religiously, and maintain the truck very well.

 

What year is the truck? Those miles, that is nothing to be concerned about. Ford even maintains that up to a quart every 1000 miles is normal, I would not want one using that much.

 

oil film is left on the cylinders. it burns. as the engine wears more is left and burned. its normal. you will get another 150,000 one the motor but i bet the chasis fails first.

 

5.4 liter motors LAST!

 

My V6 has been using 1/2 quart every 3k since I bought it with 55k on it. It's got 118k on it now and it hasn't gotten any worse.

 

mine uses oil as well. maybe a quart every 3k miles or so

 

Yikes, a quart every 1000 miles is a lot! No sense in changing it at that rate since it's being perpetually renewed! LOL

 

I lose about a quart in between 3K oil changes in my 99 Expedition
5.4.

RH

 

I was loosing about a quart in my van every thousand miles changed the PVC and its back down to loosing about a quart. Van has 220k on it.

 

Do you have an OEM "Tow Package" installed on your truck?.
If you think that you are having an excessive loss in your oil;check out the fittings to the oil cooler from the filter.
There have been many TSB's concerning the connections at those two units. I had mine removed, and I replaced the unit with something similar from JC Whitney. The hoses tend to leak around the crimp connectors. Another place that there could be an leak is from the head covers at the back over the starter.