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Oil Consumption Concern on my Duramax engine

VATrailBoss22

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For the record, I truly love my '22 Trailboss with the Duramax diesel engine. This thing hauls my 30' TT without as much as a hiccup and the mileage is the best whether towing or not. My concern though is the amount of oil I'm using. I first noticed something (possibly) wrong when at 7000 miles the dipstick was barely registering any oil on it. I still had 500 miles to go until the first oil change so I went to Chevy and got 2 quarts for safety sake and didn't even think about it after the oil change was done. I figured the dealership didn't prep the truck correctly (noticed a few smaller things but nothing drastic). Fast forward to this past weekend when we're taking the truck on a weekend road trip and at 11k, again, barely any oil was registering on the dipstick. So once more, another quart added. Is this normal or should I talk to the dealer about this consumption? Are there any issues I should be looking for? The truck runs fine and there are no oil leak stains in my driveway so I'm at a loss. Anyone else with this issue? Appreciate any feedback I can get.
 
Probably aren’t many diesel TB owners on this forum yet. You’ll probably have more luck on a Silverado/ Sierra site👍
 
For the record, I truly love my '22 Trailboss with the Duramax diesel engine. This thing hauls my 30' TT without as much as a hiccup and the mileage is the best whether towing or not. My concern though is the amount of oil I'm using. I first noticed something (possibly) wrong when at 7000 miles the dipstick was barely registering any oil on it. I still had 500 miles to go until the first oil change so I went to Chevy and got 2 quarts for safety sake and didn't even think about it after the oil change was done. I figured the dealership didn't prep the truck correctly (noticed a few smaller things but nothing drastic). Fast forward to this past weekend when we're taking the truck on a weekend road trip and at 11k, again, barely any oil was registering on the dipstick. So once more, another quart added. Is this normal or should I talk to the dealer about this consumption? Are there any issues I should be looking for? The truck runs fine and there are no oil leak stains in my driveway so I'm at a loss. Anyone else with this issue? Appreciate any feedback I can get.
There is a group on face book called 3.0 Duramax Diesel Fans. They are pretty good at answering questions and have a search bar for quick answers
 

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