Burning Oil?

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

There should be no oil in the cylinder trying to return to the pan. Any oil that gets past the rings or is sucked in through the pcv valve will not return to the oil pan it gets burned. Or do you mean the oil in the crankcase below the piston on the cylinder wall ? shawn

Absolutely true...if excessive enough gives you the tell-tell bluish smoke out the exhaust pipe (worn rings)

Yes, I was meaning the oil in the crankcase below the piston on the cylinder wall that could be opposed by high crankcase pressure to return to the pan and be subjected to the high volitility (burn-off) of elevated cylinder temps due to malfunctioning EGR. Sorry, I should have stated it better than I did.