1997 Dodge Ram Loosing good amount of oil

1997 DODGE RAM
141,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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IRONHEAD30
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About a qt. a fill up(once a week). Not leaking out, not in antifreeze, not blowing any smoke. No trouble codes. When I cleaned the throttle body, did notice build up of carbon in the wholes. Tail pipe also building up. PCV valve constantly rattles. I'm stumped, could the oil be blowing back up the intake? Why?
Apr 19, 2010 at 7:36 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation,

You may be suffering a bit of blow by, i would start with a leak down test to determine the condition of the lower end, and if you are using a synth oil try changing to a mineral oil, this may help as well, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Apr 19, 2010 at 7:46 AM
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IRONHEAD30
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I will try a leak down test. No I don't run synt. Way to pricey when losing a qt. a fill up
Apr 20, 2010 at 11:19 AM
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OK, let me know what you find with the test.

mark (mhpautos)
Apr 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM