krisfnbs

95 del sol s, completely stock w/ 115k miles. I changed the oil @ 113k and seems to have burned 1-1.5 quarts. I know I wont be able to actually "fix" this problem by just simply adding additives, however I thought I would be able to slow it down. I guess it made sense all along because for whatever reason in 3rd gear around 30 mph the car would rumble, and as soon as it shifted(auto) it would go away. I dont see a huge loss in power though....weird. So here are my questions...

1. If I simply just keep adding oil and lucas oil treatment without actually taking the motor out and fixing the problem how long do you guys think this motor will last? 10-50k more??.....

2. This motor is pretty early in its lifespan, what could have caused it to burn SO much oil with only 115k??....1-1.5 quarts in 2k miles is ALOT I would think. I have 2 civics with the same motor, and one of them has 225k and burns no oil!!!

3. Should I add an entire quart of lucas oil treatment when changing my oil every 2-3k? Or is that too much?

I mean If the problem is something fairly simple to fix I would want to do it, however I dont want to pull the motor out. daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn it.

Thanks guys...

Ruben19

time for a rebuilt or a new motor.

krisfnbs

this is a $200-400 motor. Nothing special.

krisfnbs

ttt

TOO MUCH TORQUE

what weight are you using? try switching to 5w-40 or 10w-40 to slow it down. once it starts to burn, there isnt anything you can do unless its burning through the valve seals or PCV valve(change that, its only a 3-4 dollar part)which is hardly the case

some oils tend to burn faster than others, so look into that. i know castrol gtx tends to burn less from what i hear


smashing on the car, lugging the engine, not changing the oil in time, bad break in, using the wrong oil weight can cause the engine to burn oil prematurely.

i wouldnt even mess with the additives, just continue to top off.

j0keefe21

yea i agree switch to a thicker oil and keep toping it off untill you can rebuild or get a new motor. nothing you can do to stop it unless its your pcv valve

krisfnbs

okay so the additives are a waste of money....how long do you guys think this motor will last? I will continue to top it off.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

really hard to tell, are you driving mostly city? highwaY?
165k is my guess...who knows

katzenjammer84

It'll go as long as you keep putting oil into it. My buddy used to drive around an 88 Prelude that would do a quart every tank of gas lol, 242K on the motor.

j0keefe21

it will last quite a while as long as you keep the right amount of oil in it.

Solster

ok so as for life span if you drive like a grandma and top off you could get all the way to 300K but if it's that low miles for a Honda i would look for a leaking seal unless you get a nice cloud of blue Smoke every time to rev the motor. could be a simple as a rear main seal or oil pan gasket

krisfnbs

I drive mostly highway, so I would say 65% highway 35% city. Maybe more highway

wow...I will make sure daily it has enough oil in it.

this is good news!!

I really dont race it, or rev it high. The only time it revs a bit high is around 3.5rpm when im trying to accelerate onto the highway. maybe 4rpm, not very high though.

Well I just bought the car with 113k, and freshly changed the oil. It passed MD inspection so I doubt oil would be leaking anywhere underneath...to leak 1.5 quarts of oil is ALOT for a leak I would think. I have another civic that has been leaking badly for 3 years and the entire underneath engine is dowsed with oil and it only leaks about .25 quart a month or so.

I am going to need someone to get behind me and see if they can see blue smoke.