Same thing I found too.
My 01 always used a little oil, since new. I typically had to add a quart mid-summer between it's yearly oil changes. I didn't consider that excessive consumption, but yet it was noticeably using it. (I only put 6-10k mi a year on the car)
Since swapping the heads nearly 3 years ago, it doesn't consume any oil at all now. I can drive it a whole year, and it's still right at the full mark when I change the oil.
I've seen others post of similar results, and I think based on our experiences there might have been a lot of needless piston ring replacement jobs done over the years.
Not saying in some cases the rings weren't the culprit...But it makes ya wonder how many people out there might have only needed needed fresh valve guides and seals to solve the issue?
