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    Senior Member Grass-Passer Wade's Avatar
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    Absolutely fix it under warranty.
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    My old 5.4 and 4.6 modular Ford motors would burn 1qt/1000 miles. But that was after about 120,000 miles. I'd be pissed if anything with that kind of mileage had that level of oil burn rate. It's probably due to your open exhaust.
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    Senior Member Carroll Shelby
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    Do they apply a tamper proof seal to the dipstick?


    If not, go along with it and suck an extra quart or two out through the dipstick down the street from the dealer right before the first check up.

    https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to..._content=33226

    If they do apply a seal to the dipstick, well you're the series director; just replace it with the same seal you use on our CMC cars.

    Bam new engine.

    I don't think dealerships bother with rebuilding engines in-store any more.
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    Senior Member Carroll Shelby Supercharged111's Avatar
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    If they do put a seal on it, take the sucker to the track and put 1000 miles on it. I'm sure you'd burn a quart there.
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    Senior Member Carroll Shelby
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    Get rid of the PCV system and just vent to atmosphere. My coyote drank oil even though a .020" orifice in the PCV system. went to a regular breather like the 1960's and ZERO oil usage.
    Ah, fugg it.

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    lol you guys are funny
    No way of knowing at this point if they would fix anything or just call it "within tolerance". If it's the pcv I should see oil in the intake by removing the throttle body or using a scope right?
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    yep. just pull throttle body and shine a flashlight in there.
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    Senior Member Carroll Shelby Fbody383's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Fernandez View Post
    lol you guys are funny
    No way of knowing at this point if they would fix anything or just call it "within tolerance". If it's the pcv I should see oil in the intake by removing the throttle body or using a scope right?
    Make them provide the tolerances in writing ahead of time with the various levels of resolution INCLUDING a worsening condition that has clearly been identified. If they won't put it in writing, call Ford investor relations and make some noise. Odd are you'll end up in the C-suite resolution channel which helps move the dealership along.
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