large oil loss

[5.9ram]

My truck is about 2,200 miles off of the last oil change and i just added my 5th quart of oil into it and i need a 6th. This seems to be a ridiculous amount to me. i work at an exhaust shop so i have access to a lift and i put the truck up there and found a very small leak but there is no way that much oil is leaking out of there and i dont smell any oil being burnt when the vehicle and idleing. do vehicle just sometimes not stink when the burn oil or something els happing to my truck? also my manifold gasket just started to leak so could that be part of the problem?

 

[MegaMouseGW]

First find all the leaks and fix them. Next have a compression test done. You might have some bad rings. But that is a worst case.

 

[iSlacker816]

You've added 5 since you changed it with 5 at the time of the oil change?

 

[Burla]

No oil in your water?

 

[hemihustlin]

If intake and plenum gasket is the same thing this is where your oil is going

http://www.ramforum.com/f61/plenum_gasket_what_where_what_should_i_do_about_*info*-37635/

A good read!

 

[5.9ram]

You've added 5 since you changed it with 5 at the time of the oil change?

Yes I have added 5 quarts of 5w-30

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[5.9ram]

If intake and plenum gasket is the same thing this is where your oil is going

http://www.ramforum.com/f61/plenum_gasket_what_where_what_should_i_do_about_*info*-37635/

A good read!

This sounds like it is the problem! I have had a few miss fires in cylinder 8 and thought that was a little odd and that thread says that is a common sign to show that that is a problem. Thank you I am going to look into this some more!

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[hemihustlin]

Glad I could help, good luck!