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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I have seen some articles recently that automotive manufacturers consider 1 quart every 1000 miles to be acceptable. Now I would ask the dealer or look at the owners manual to see when the oil light is supposed to come on. Since you do not have any indication of a leak, you are probably burning the oil, you could have someone follow you and see if they see any smoke from the tail pipe.
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Because of the catalytic converter, it is not likely that the OP would see smoke in the exhaust if his engine is burning oil because of worn valve guides or piston rings.
I don't understand the OP's comment about checking "both sides" of the dipstick. What difference would this make?
If the OP notices his engine is down a quart after 1000 miles following the recent oil change, I would complain long and loudly to Ford.
Of interest, the car magazines are replete with complaints by Porsche owners about their cars using 1 quart/1000 miles and being told by the company that this is acceptable.