Well, as some of you know I've been chasing a 1qt. per 200 mile oil consumption issue and this is what I found when I pulled the intake (at the advice of some of you here). Oil everywhere...on both sides of the pan, a lot inside the intake runners and also the intake ports. Unfortunately much buildup on the intake valves too. There was only the valley pan with no gaskets used except silicone at the front and rear rails and looks like some crusty sealer on there.



This is a sample of what's in the intake ports...





Do you guys think that this could be responsible for that much oil usage? This is the last thing to try before going the rebuild route, which I hate to do because it runs so good...I don't want to open a can of worms (and my wallet).