# 2017 RAM Cargo Van - Oil burner

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983 "2020-08-20T21:25:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![godinvt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@godinvt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/godinvt)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983/1 "2020-08-20T21:25:10Z")

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goes through 1/2 qt oil in 450 miles

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983/2 "2020-08-21T19:55:14Z")

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That’s unacceptable. It has a 60 mo./60k powertrain warranty. Unless you’re past 60k, take it to a Ram dealer.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983/3 "2020-08-22T19:36:25Z")

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@godinvt. You are using about a quart of oil every 900 miles. The owner’s manuals for my 2011 Toyota Sienna and my 2017 Sienna specify that the engine may consume as much as a quart every 600 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, but if I did have to add oil at the rate of a quart every 900 miles, Toyota wouldn’t do anything about it. I don’t know what Chrysler’s policy is.  
You might check for leaks. I bought a 1965 Rambler back in 1965 and it had the balance of the warranty. It started using a quart every 500 miles. The problem was diagnosed as a bad valve cover gasket and was repaired under warranty the first time. After that, I had to replace the valve cover gasket about every other year. I could do that job in less than half an hour.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ram-cargo-van-oil-burner/168983/4 "2020-08-22T22:10:47Z")

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Fiat Chrysler says a quart in 2k for the first 50k and a quart in 750 thereafter but only for vehicles in personal use. I can’t find anything for cargo use. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to bring it in to a Ram dealer, even though the OP didn’t say how many miles are on it.

> **[Engine Oil Consumption Guideline – 2012-2016 FCA US | FCA](https://chrysler.oemdtc.com/682/engine-oil-consumption-guideline-2012-2016-fca-us)**
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> NUMBER: 09-007-15 GROUP: Engine DATE: July 31, 2015 THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES SERVICE BULLETIN 09-001-12, DATED JUNE 27, 2012, WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FILES. ALL REVISIONS ARE