Oil burning problem!!!
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Oil burning problem!!!
I have a 97 Prelude Sh. The car has about 138k miles on it and it either burns or leaks oil. I checked for leaks but didnt see anything and I think it burns oil. I have also noticed my muffler tips always black.
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Type-SHH)
Same as my but my is a 93 lude vtec. I noctice my has leak but then if your tail pipe is black and its smokin dirty black then the piston rings might be bad.
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Type-SHH)
haha your talking about around $1000 or more becuz its like talking the engine apart as rebuilting it. Since it's a big displacement, it's gonna cost alot unless you buy the piston rings and do it yourself or check you compression test
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Prelude951)
Whatelse could the problem be? Except the piston rings? Also how would I go about making sure that its the piston rings
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (SuperSlow)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SuperSlow »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have yet to see any exhaust tip that is not black.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea but its differnt from my other car. Its more darker i guess
yea but its differnt from my other car. Its more darker i guess
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Type-SHH)
Black is not oil. Black is fuel. The H22's are ran rich from the factory. If you start to see BLUE smoke then i would worry.
yes they H22 does go thru a little oil... I would check your cam seals. They are known to go bad.
yes they H22 does go thru a little oil... I would check your cam seals. They are known to go bad.
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Type-SHH)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type-SHH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a 97 Prelude Sh. The car has about 138k miles on it and it either burns or leaks oil. I checked for leaks but didnt see anything and I think it burns oil. I have also noticed my muffler tips always black.</TD></TR></TABLE>
How often do you have to add a quart? Every 1500 miles? 1000? 500? I had to add a quart about every 1000 - 1250 miles in my 97 Base and while that seemed a bit excessive to me, seemed pretty typical of most H22s and of Honda DOHC VTEC engines in general.
Oh yeah, my tip was also constantly black - that is, as said earlier, is the car running rich.
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How often do you have to add a quart? Every 1500 miles? 1000? 500? I had to add a quart about every 1000 - 1250 miles in my 97 Base and while that seemed a bit excessive to me, seemed pretty typical of most H22s and of Honda DOHC VTEC engines in general.
Oh yeah, my tip was also constantly black - that is, as said earlier, is the car running rich.
Paul
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (tec-9-7)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tec-9-7 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
How often do you have to add a quart? Every 1500 miles? 1000? 500? I had to add a quart about every 1000 - 1250 miles in my 97 Base and while that seemed a bit excessive to me, seemed pretty typical of most H22s and of Honda DOHC VTEC engines in general.
Oh yeah, my tip was also constantly black - that is, as said earlier, is the car running rich.
Paul</TD></TR></TABLE>
me too. i have 98 base 73,xxx miles..add about a quart every 1500 miles....all h22s throw the black cloud of doom in vtec, does it do it all the time or only in vtec? i think your fine man dont worrie unless you start to feel power loss.
How often do you have to add a quart? Every 1500 miles? 1000? 500? I had to add a quart about every 1000 - 1250 miles in my 97 Base and while that seemed a bit excessive to me, seemed pretty typical of most H22s and of Honda DOHC VTEC engines in general.
Oh yeah, my tip was also constantly black - that is, as said earlier, is the car running rich.
Paul</TD></TR></TABLE>
me too. i have 98 base 73,xxx miles..add about a quart every 1500 miles....all h22s throw the black cloud of doom in vtec, does it do it all the time or only in vtec? i think your fine man dont worrie unless you start to feel power loss.
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Re: Oil burning problem!!! (Carbon_Lude98)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Carbon_Lude98 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
me too. i have 98 base 73,xxx miles..add about a quart every 1500 miles....all h22s throw the black cloud of doom in vtec, does it do it all the time or only in vtec? i think your fine man dont worrie unless you start to feel power loss. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Oh okay , I am actually going to do a oil change in the next 2-3 days and see how many quarts of oil I burn every 1500 miles.
me too. i have 98 base 73,xxx miles..add about a quart every 1500 miles....all h22s throw the black cloud of doom in vtec, does it do it all the time or only in vtec? i think your fine man dont worrie unless you start to feel power loss. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Oh okay , I am actually going to do a oil change in the next 2-3 days and see how many quarts of oil I burn every 1500 miles.
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