Yeah, the problem was with the rings - but you don't need to replace them, you only need to free them because they get "stuck" with carbon buildup.
My solution was this simple: Get some "engine oil system cleaner" from your local parts store, and run it through before an oil change.
That freed up my rings, and my oil consumption dropped so that I never had to add oil in 4000 mile change intervals (although it would drop about a quart through that 4k miles, down to the "add" line).
Call it snake oil if you want, but I can prove it worked for me and I still use it on occasional oil change on all of my vehicles.
-Bob
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