# 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 oil consumption

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-ram-1500-oil-consumption/118639>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram1500, dodge\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-ram-1500-oil-consumption/118639 "2018-06-04T19:08:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RonPagoota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@RonPagoota](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RonPagoota)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-ram-1500-oil-consumption/118639/1 "2018-06-04T19:08:52Z")

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My Dodge Ram has 198,000 miles with no know issues until recently. No evidence of burning oil (smoking) and no drips but about every 3,000 miles it goes down about 1 1/2 quarts of oil

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-ram-1500-oil-consumption/118639/2 "2018-06-04T19:54:57Z")

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Check the oil regularly and don’t lrt it get down more than 1 quart of oil. If the oil use continues at this rate and you change every 3000, I would add 3/4 qt at 1500.