Q: Oil was low I 98 f150 two quarts and check engine light steady then flashing only driven at most 1000 mls past six months

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Oil was low I 98 f150 two quarts and check engine light steady then flashing only driven at most 1000 mls past six months

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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