[Dan(9698)]

It was burning a quart in 400 miles before I changed the valve seals.

It now uses a quart to 4500 miles. The manufacturer says burning a quart in 800 miles is considered normal in the new ones.

My point is that the engine is as good as new. Certainly not the "cheapest" as was asserted above.

[Petronski]

Excellent.


I should point out that I'm a kind of Crown Vic wonk: I would drive nothing else, I service my own, and have amassed a pretty extensive knowledge base (for a lawyer, anyway) on their operation. Mine's a 96 with 148k. Runs like a top (LX trim, cop guts).

[Abogado]

"The manufacturer says burning a quart in 800 miles is considered normal in the new ones."

Not likely. Do the math. Most cars would run out of oil between oil changes consuming 1 quart every 800 miles.