Today I drove back home from Purdue which is in Indiana, and I was able to maintain 85-95mph most of the way. Even on the h23 transmission that means pretty high rpm for sustained periods of time. I was wondering if this would lead to oil getting burnt.

 

Only if you're high enough to be in vtec the entire time - which you shouldn't.........otherwise, you're fine........

~KingPin(indianapolis,IN)~

 

He is a 92 Si 4WS, so he doesnt have vtec...so it should be fine.

 

Oh....I see - i thought he just swaped out transmissions or something........

 

I drove my H22A Accord from Satelite Beach, FL to Marion, VA (860 miles there and 860 back) doing 90 MPH (4K+ RPM) with the A/C on and never burned a drop of oil and it was as clear as when I changed it before I left...The engine was running at that RPM for 11 hours straight. I only stopped once for gas and a bite to eat....didn't have a single problem with it the whole way there and back...

I love Honda's...

 

Thanks for your input guys .

 

Not a problem!

 

yeah, theres so many things which cause oil burning.

First thing is the gaskets.
Valve, Oil Pan, tube seals, head gasket, and a few others.

next in engine internals, pistons rings etc....there could be so many things..

 

My old H23 would burn if I held it at 80mph or higher for periods of time. The RPM's helped the oil pass.

 

Well, I asked the question before I actually checked the oil . Anyway, after 6hrs total of consistent 85mph+ driving, it looks like it didn't burn anything significant, knock on wood (it was exactly at the second dot on the dipstick before I left, now it is <~.15mm below it. Could be a slight incline). I should add that this is the OE motor and it has 69k miles on it.