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Old 04-06-09, 07:38 PM
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Re: 2005 CTS Oil consumption

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Originally Posted by Musicman View Post
My 04 CTS 3.6 has 81000 miles on it and change the oil every 6000 miles. I am adding a quart of Mobil 1 at 3000 miles and was down a quart when I changed it recently. I know that FoMoCo claims that a quart every 1000 is considered "normal". (No Ford for me)
I've had more Ford's than I care to count and have never had an issue with oil burning, except for my 69 Mustang. 302 w/ over 100k on it. That was a lot back then. Replaced the valve seals and problem went away.

Oil burning is not brand specific by any stretch of the imagination.