Question on Oil Consumption Diagnosis

Your article says "...most manufacturers consider the consumption of one quart of oil per 1000 miles or longer acceptable..."
I am replenishing my '07 "S" with a quart nearly every 1000 miles. Last oil change 70K Mi. I also replaced the plugs. fine wire center electrode type When I pulled number four cylinder plug, there was no ground electrode. It was gone all the way up to the bottom thread. I bought the car used and I don't know when this happened.
My questions are these; Should I be concerned that my cylinder wall is scored because of the remnants of the electrode and that is causing excessive blow by and increased oil consumption? And, can I do a compression test to see if the number four is scored

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[Nick at Pelican Parts]

You can perform a compression test and leak down. I would assume you would have a misfire is there was an issue.

- Nick

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

Was there any symptoms that lead you to the replacement of the plugs or did you just replace them as a maintenance job?

Leak down and engine compression test tools here: Mini Cooper, Cooper S, and Clubman (R55/R56/R57) - Engine Tools - Page 2