ok i'm stumped. i just finished my swap (h22a) and have driven the car for only a week with no vtec engagements or high reving. i checked the oil to find it at the lowest level?! i put 5 quarts of 10w-30 initially.

obviously i checked the ground for leaks and there is a dime sized puddle everywhere i park. no problem but can this really drain 1 full quart of oil in 1 week?! is it normal for a new motor to consume that much oil on it's maiden drive?! please give me good news.

btw, there is no smoke so i don't think the internals are affecting anything (i hope) . i'm also using the accord oil pan and pickup. the accord pickup is exactly the same as the h22a. the oil pan differs a little but it works. can this be causing this as well? i will check for the source of the leak today but why 1 quart?!

 

where is the oil leaking from? its likely that it just barely leaks when parked, but leaks faster while driving.

 

i sourced the leak on the drail bolt. but why would i lose 1 quart of oil in 1 week?! the motor is newly swapped so could that be the case?

 

talked to my buddy who is a honda tech and he said that the h22a uses 5.7 quarts of oil!!! so i was already short 0.7 quarts. also at initial startup after being unused for so long the oil will need flow through the motor. this will take more oil as well.

so it's all good now. after adding more oil, it hasn't gone down since. phew!

and i can't believe no one here knew this! either that or yall are lazy .

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by timmy0tool &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">talked to my buddy who is a honda tech and he said that the h22a uses 5.7 quarts of oil!!! so i was already short 0.7 quarts. also at initial startup after being unused for so long the oil will need flow through the motor. this will take more oil as well.

so it's all good now. after adding more oil, it hasn't gone down since. phew!

and i can't believe no one here knew this! either that or yall are lazy .</TD></TR></TABLE>

I only use 5 quarts in mine, and it is always at the right level. Even 4,000 miles later, my oil level is still a good bit above the bottom dot on the oil dipstick.