bikerlbf406
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- Joined
- Jan 21, 2017
- Posts
- 15
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- Location
- Granite City, IL
- Ram Year
- 1998
- Engine
- 5.9L V8
I have a '98 Ram 1500 with the 5.9L in it. Has a 163K miles on it. I know it is burning oil and not leaking it. I've already replaced the PCV valve. It is going through oil at about quart a week or about every couple hundred miles. It seems to have plenty of power but does idle a little rough when idling. Runs good other then that. The shop I had it at, said the only way to determine the cause of the oil burning is to tear in to the motor. My guess would be either valve seals are bad, or intake gasket is leaking. I've gathered that the intake gaskets are a problem on the 5.9's. My question is, is there a way to determine the cause without taking and tearing in to the motor and spending a bunch of money just to find the cause. Also the oil turned black after only about 300 or so miles after changing it. I just recently bought the truck last month and hate to get rid of it already. But I don't have a ton of money to through at it, nor do I know any record on previous oil changes, tune ups or any other maintenance done to the truck. What do you all recommend I do. I'm trying to spend as little money as possible and prefer to spend nothing or close to nothing to atleast find the problem of the oil burning.
