Burning Oil - rapidly

What engine and how much smoke is puking out the back?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

binger wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have a '96 jeep grand cherokee. 115K miles on it. I got it a few
> years back with 60K miles on it. In its day, i've replaced the
> transmission, brake rotors, water pump, and radiator. I've tried to
> keep it patched together as I hate car payments.
>
> Now - the big problem. I suspect whoever had the car before me did a
> lot of towing, as it had a nice tow package to it. THIS BABY BURNS
> OIL. I'd have to add a quart in every several tanks of gas, but now
> its gotten worse.
>
> Recently, I put on about 1200 miles and it needed 3+ quarts of oil.
>
> It is not leaking any oil when its parked, as i've checked. She just
> burns when running. i've been toting a case of oil around me the past
> year or two, and usually throw a quart in every couple of gallons.
>
> Is this fixable? Is she about to die on me? Oh yeah - about 200 miles
> ago, my check engine light came on. Manual didnt make it seem like a
> major ordeal, so I've been riding like that.
>
> Is it time to put this to rest? Or can I get another 10K miles out of
> it??????
>
> Thanks for input!