Originally Posted by OregonJag

My 97 uses about that much oil. It varies between 900 and 1300 miles per quart. I'm on the end of the scale that says if you can get through a tank of gas without adding oil then oil is cheaper than a rebuild. So, I've got a ways to go yet. I believe most of my oil is going by a few valve guides as it has the tell tale pinging that goes along with goosing it. No clouds of smoke killing the neighborhood mosquitoes and none on the ground. I do find oil in the intake under the TB that comes from the engine breather so some is getting pushed in from tired rings. On the other hand I just passed 181k driving to work yesterday, still on the original nikasil engine.