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99 si burnin oil?

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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Default 99 si burnin oil?

Ive owned multiple hondas including a 98 prelude and they have all burned about a qrt. every month.

-my new si 130k like a quart every 4 days......

When i hit vtec i get a little black smoke like normal i guess but im a little lost where its going. It blew a 180 comp test pretty much all the way across. I guess i got to do a leak down to check rings? Anyone had same problem valve seals goin maybe?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Default Re: 99 si burnin oil?

you dont have any other leaks? valvecover? rear main seal? or vtec solenoid?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Leakdown test will not indicate the condition of the oil control rings. FWIW
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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Default Re: 99 si burnin oil?

one advice.
DONT HIT VTEC
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Default Re: 99 si burnin oil?

Thats alot of oil,

3 main things for leaks.

-something not sealing correctly, ( oil pan, oil pan drain, vtec solenoid,etc)
-Valve seals
-piston rings
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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can the vtec solenoid leak internally? =to much oil up in head or (vtec valves???) sumthin along that???
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Default Re: 99 si burnin oil?

Even if it leaked like that, it would stay in the motor.
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