Does the 5.7 Hemi burn oil?

[Rusty Shackleford]

Bought my '19 Classic in March 2020 with 11 miles.

The dealer gave me 3 free oil changes so i used them up.

I prefer to change my own oil so at 15k miles I changed it myself and put in 7qts of Amsoil signature series 5w20 /w amsoil filter as well. Checked the level and it was just up to the 2nd dot..perfect.

Now Amsoil claims this oil is good for 25k but i dont trust that...however i figured going 10k miles would be fine.

Fast forward to yesterday I decided to check my oil and to my surprise the level was right up the the "Add" line... I'm now at 24,700 miles.

Decided that its too cold to deal with changing the oil in my apartment parking lot I brought it to the dealer for an oil change.

So where did my oil go? How low is it really when it says "ADD"?

I suppose I should check my oil more frequently moving forward.

Any advice?

 

[Octane]

"Add" is 1 quart low mark.

 

[kurek]

A little bit of burning oil is engineered into engines by necessity, like what's left on the cylinder walls when the piston drops and some of what cooks out and vaporizes and gets drawn into the PCV.

I'm certain some of that factors into the oil change intervals, even if you had magic oil blessed by the Pope himself to stay slippery and clean forever, some of it would exit the engine through the tailpipe over time.

I generally do oil changes in the vicinity of 6k miles on my Ram and have never been down much, maybe half a pint from full at that point. About 38k miles now on my 5.7 and no ticks or other problems to report.

 

[Octane]

Ever hear of holy water? My oil is holy oil.It never burns,lasts forever.The Pope uses it.Only emits horsepower out the tailpipe! Lol

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

"Add" is 1 quart low mark.

Well that makes me feel better, thanks

 

[HEMIMANN]

Mine did with Mobil 1 5W-20. It did not with PUP 5W-20. That is a fact - please don't try to debate.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Mine did with Mobil 1 5W-20. It did not with PUP 5W-20. That is a fact - please don't try to debate.

What is PUP? Maybe i'll give that a shot

 

[misfit77]

I lose about half qt every oik cahnge

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[N8sBrewing]

Did you prefill/allow for dry filter?

 

[kurek]

heh, everyone wants to debate oil brands. Or say their favorite and declare the conversation over

 

[Tach_tech]

All engines will burn a little bit of oil. It’s unavoidable. How much though can vary depending on driving habits,ambient conditions, oil change interval, oil brands etc. There’s a lot of things that contribute to it.

Industry standards are around 3/4 quart per 1000-1500 miles I believe. Which is a lot in my opinion but that’s what manufactures go by.

 

[Wild one]

What is PUP? Maybe i'll give that a shot

Pennzoil Ultra Platinium Rusty

 

[misfit77]

I dont fill oil filter and also have a oil catch can....but i accounted for that when i say i lose about half a qt.


I buy a 5qt jug and 1qt bottle. After oil change I only fill the 5qt jug back up with waste oil.

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[HEMIMANN]

What is PUP? Maybe i'll give that a shot

Pennzoil Ultra Premium. A lot of us have changed to Red Line, though, as a bandaid to stop valve lifter ticking & failing.

 

[Octane]

Mine did with Mobil 1 5W-20. It did not with PUP 5W-20. That is a fact - please don't try to debate.

I have ran across several national brand motor oils thru the years that were more volatile than others and would burn off faster.I had a diesel once that burned a gallon of rotella every 1000 miles.Changed to Chevron delo 400 and did not burn off. The Shell people said that it didnt matter as it still protected my engine very well. But no thanks....

 

[Firebird]

None of my Hemi's have ever consumed oil

 

[Flame Red Rebel]

My 13 NEVER burned or leaked a drop. Bought t 48K miles, added full syn oil and went to 98K miles then traded it off..............

 

[crackerjack1957]

I dont fill oil filter and also have a oil catch can....but i accounted for that when i say i lose about half a qt.


I buy a 5qt jug and 1qt bottle. After oil change I only fill the 5qt jug back up with waste oil.

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What about quart #7......your total is 6

 

[Tach_tech]

My 13 NEVER burned or leaked a drop. Bought t 48K miles, added full syn oil and went to 98K miles then traded it off..............

Yes it did, it was likely just such small amounts that it never showed on the dipstick. Every engine will consume some amount of oil.

 

[Octane]

My 13 Ram stays so close to the same level between changes that I can't detect any oil loss on the dipstick level. I know some has to go somewhere through the PCV. 153k