And that's probably why they burn oil. I run the piss out of my R, and, so far, it hasn't burned a drop of oil. Look at that Car and Driver article quoted above. They're complaining about oil consumption, and all they mostly did was putt around on the freeway. Think of it kind of like the SR-71 Blackbird. That plane leaked fuel like a sieve until the fuselage got hot. Then all the cracks would seal up and it would stop leaking. Same thing with these engines. You need to get some heat in them so the metal (the pistons and rings) will expand and seal them up. If all you ever do is pussyfoot around in it, and it rarely ever sees the other side of 6K except for an occasional shift point, it's gonna burn oil.
All that aside, if paying 7 bucks every 500 - 1000 miles is too much to bear, you probably should should be shopping in a different price bracket. Checking and maintaining your oil is Basic Maintenance 101. If that's too much work, buy a Toyota. High performance engines require more maintenance. If you don't think the Voodoo is a high performance engine, then you've obviously never driven one the way it was built to be driven. It is a thing of awe and beauty.
Ahhhh yes. The ol “you’re too poor” anyway argument.
If you didn’t own one you’d be calling Ford out louder than anyone on LS1.com.
#racecar my ass.
Ford needs to fix the problem IMO.
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