Paradise Racing

Hey just curious if anyone with 08 4 cyl Accords been having issues with oil consumption???

My car is not leaking oil, not burning it out the tail pipe but its going somewhere!!!

I called a friend of a friend of a friend and that works at a dealership and they mentioned that it is slowly becoming a known problem like the rear brake issue was.

Anyone???

LPED

how many miles are on the car ?
If its not leaking then its burning the oil, only 2 it can be .
On forums i have not seen mass complaints of the 2.4 using oil, well no more than past yrs . The V6 has some issues and generally see slightly more complaints there but still overall is probably low .

My 08 is 3 yrs but have not noticed any oil usage but i don't put a lot of miles on either . I could see it using some if your in real hot climates and do a lot highway miles .

market525

Hmmmm ... I have experience with two different 2008's. One is my daughters car with about 40K on it .... she runs 5,000 mile oil change intervals with no appreciable oil consumption that can be seen on the dipstick.

The other 2008 is a buddy of mine who is in a sales job that has him driving 800-900 miles a week! His 2008 2.4L Accord just turned 110K miles. He runs Amsoil full synthetic 0W20 oil, and runs 10K mile intervals with no consumption at all. I wouldn't of believed it had I not done that oil change for him & watched it over the interval.

So an odd case indeed. Give some more history on the car ... how many miles? Did you buy it new? What type of oil change intervals have you done up to now?

Targa250R

How much oil is it consuming? What brand and viscosity of oil are you using? What is your oil change interval? How many miles on the vehicle? Do you do a lot of highway driving?

No, it isn't. If it was, I'd have heard about it. Unlike the rear brake problems, I have yet to see widespread complaints about oil consumption.

Unless it's excessive, it's not a big deal. Some people are having trouble accepting that with today's low viscosity oils and extended oil change intervals, some oil consumption over the interval is normal and to be expected. Not all engines will consume oil, but many will. Often, an engine that doesn't burn much if any oil over a 3,000-mile OCI may still consume a significant amount over a 6,000-mile OCI; remember that oil consumption often accelerates as oil level drops and/or oil condition deteriorates.

99blackcivicSi

this is rare but i have seen it, i am going to venture a guess and say you do a lot of short trips with the vehicle? thats the only cases i have seen this in stuck oil rings clogged up with carbon burns about a quart to a quart and a half per 1k you have two choices one being try a additive to attempt to free the rings up or two re ring it.

Paradise Racing

Hey guys, I bought the car new in April of 08 with 15 miles, 37,000 + or - miles, oil changes every 5k miles with Mobil 1 0w20.

Its my wifes daily driver. Short trips. It hasnt been on a long trip yet.

Its 3k + or - into the last oil change. My wife was going to work the other morning and she called me to say the oil light flahsed at her. I had her pull over, met her there and I checked the dip stick and it was empty!!! Filled her back up and it was fine.

So when I called my friend and told him about this, he also asked if I would hear a funny noise on startup. I said yes but I thought the starter was sticking. He said no its the Vtec because it was low on oil.

So when you start the car in the morning it sounds like the starter is stuck. If you shut it off and start it again, it wont make the noise again.

I am so unhappy with this car.........

LPED

That startup noise is probably the VTC actuator (intake cam sprocket ) the locking pin not locking right . If the noise is still there at startup with full oil level .
There a TSB (TSB 09-010 ) on it for K24 08-09 .

Paradise Racing

Funny thing is it will only do it once the car has sat for a few hours.

Once I start it the first time, it wont do it again until the car sits for 3 to 4 hours.

LPED

yes, that is the issue with bad VTC actuator , car needs to stand for hrs so oil drains out of VTC systems .

Paradise Racing

Thanks for the info!!! At least that fixes one problem. Now to figure out what to do about the rings.

What aditive have you poured in that works good???

Targa250R

So what you're telling us is that you've never once checked the oil level in between changes?

LPED

On the oil , you might want to monitor how many miles till 1 qt usage .

If that seems high maybe try a good blend or dino 5w-20 instead of 0w-20 and see if that has any affect .

Paradise Racing

Nope didnt say that. What I should have said was I check the oil level once every week to 2 weeks depending on my schedule and never once had I seen it below where it should have been. On this oil change interval I was not able to check it for the 3 weeks. But if I am burning up all the oil out of the motor in 3 weeks.......we have an even bigger problem than me slacking for 3 weeks.

LPED

So roughly your using over 1 qt in 3 weeks , how many miles is that approx ?
thats sounds bad and if plugs not oil fouled it might be bad exhaust valve seals . either way will need to be checked .

Mobil 1

I have an 05 with the 2.4L. 140,000 miles on it. I bought it new. The car has always used 1/2-1qt of oil every 3k-5k miles.

vserign

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YES!! I have a 08 4 cyl Accord coupe and just began experiencing the same problem prior to my last oil change. I bought the car new and have had the oil changed consistently every 5k miles. I currently have 60k miles. My oil light started coming on while braking so I checked the oil level. To my surprise, I was down 3 qts!! I've gone 4k since my last oil change. So thats about 1300 miles per qt! There are NO leaks and from what I can tell there no smoke coming out the exhaust. However, the engine has to be burning it.

Someone below mentioned trying an additive to maybe free up the rings....any suggestions as to what kind?? Are you still experiencing this issue??

haviksohc

My 2004 LX has the same issue. it has about 85k on it and i have to add 1qt of oil every 1k or so. ive researched this issue a bit, and i found that according to Honda this is normal and within spec. If that is true, than i dont know why the government (CA has strict emissions laws) allows this, seems like it would be a big polluter.

Copccord90

Ive had oil residue on the top of the motor, basically boiling up nd escaping through the oil latch. But the oil level doesnt necessarily drop. I know that some technicians are careless and dont tightly secure the bolt on the drain which lets the oil leak out drop by drop, so you might want to check and tighten that and the filter after every oil change. If u think its the engine eating up the oil, it might be that the oil is too viscous so after running a couple of k miles, it turns to sludge so I would recommend using fully synthetic oil and switching to something like 5W-20 or 0W-20 oil because its less viscous and reduce sludge build up and burning up of oil. I personally use Castrol Syntec fully synthetic 5W-20 oil in my car and it runs great for at least 5k. (You can also buy Royal Purple Oil which is a bit more expensive but its good for high RPMs especially if u have an intake)

Hope this Helps.

- 08' Accord I4 EX-L

206 hp I4, KN SR Intake, Swirled Exhaust w/ Tip, Blk/Blk/Blk.

dta03cl

This is good news, my gf just bought an 08 Accord 2.4L last week. Has 48k on it, its Certified Used and she bought Honda Care but I'll remind her to keep an eye on it.

Jeremy Anderson

This is an issue I worked at a Honda dealership for the last year and have heard of other customers with this issue. I bought my 2008 Honda Accord 4cyl certified with 48k on it about 10 months ago. My first experience was at about 3k miles when my oil light came on (yes I didn't check my oil for 3k miles i've driven hundreds of cars of my own and my companies vehicles and have never had an oil problem or had to check the oil of my vehicle not mention this is a certified vehicle and oil changes are supposed to go to 5k) this is my first Honda and expected more. The dealership, which I worked at the time told me first the vehicle needed an update and Did an oil change then. The next 1500 miles it happened again, this time they did a "recall" another oil change. next 1500 miles I had it checked, looked low to me, they said it looked good 1000 miles later oil light again, during the whole time every morning the vehicle makes a weird sound when it starts and for the first 30 seconds then goes away. Now they presser washed the inside of my engine, like that was going to do anything, now 1300 miles later I have an appointment at another dealership goes its low again. This is a problem and dont let them tell you other wise!

The_Head

A friend of mine who is a tech said Honda issued a "product update" for this problem which required them to reflash the ECU and that was supposed to have fix it.

Nevertheless, I will be watching the oil level on my '12 once I start driving it. I have grown accustomed to checking oil from driving worn out 20+ year old Hondas anyways.

Mechanic

See TSB 09-010. Easy diagnosis; easy fix. Hard to imagine you worked at a Honda dealership and couldn't get this resolved.

Ruthburke644

I too am experiencing oil consumption issues in my 2008 accord. It twill randomly make a rattling noise in the morning when I first start it and other times too. Everytime I hear the noise I have the oil checked and it is low. I always get my oil changes when due and more frequently since this issue started about 3 oil changes ago. I am going to make appointment at dealership. I loved my car till this point. Hope dealer fixes the problem.

hightec_ca

I too have this issue starting after last oil change (5000K) only 54000KM's on car and using recommended synthetic oil, all service done by dealer. Just had a tech look and cannot find anything wrong. Getting oil changed today and will do a consumption test with the dealer.

jologs

Has anyone here experienced the same oil consumption on a V6 engine?