just a quick update: about 350 miles so far after the oil change and the level looks good.

i forgot to tell you guys in my last update (sorry, i've been busy as hell)... 2 days before i took my vx in to get the oil changed so that they can monitor the consumption, my EGR nut came completely off !!! the thing rattled completely down and was rattling on the EGR tube.

i managed to get it thread back up on there and got it pretty tight with the 22mm (what a pain)... my fingers hurt for a couple of days too.

i had the tech check and he said the nut was good and tight. i think the EGR has been loose for some time and that was contributing to the oil consumption. i'm not saying that mine won't consume any oil now, but i won't be convinced things are ok until after the 100 miles.

if my consumption is greatly reduced, that will be a big weight off of my shoulders. i think then i'll start looking forward into cleaning the EGR and trying to get my engine as clean as possible.
Anyone following the suggestions from this website for using Techron and then Sea-foam?
http://www.geocities.com/endre_rl/isuzufaq.htm#faq1

Ok, just thought I'd tell you guys the good news!