this is whats happening i went to go check on my oil level today cause im going to orlando a 2 hour and 30 min drive. i checked it and the oil level was right below the first hole on the dipstick and i still had 1500 miles to go before i change it and the oil was still fine so i put a quart of oil in there and it was fine so far my question is what do u think can be making my motor burn the oil so fast let me know and is this covered by acuras warranty and what would acura do about this??? thanks guys

 

burning oil is a common thing in ITRs, Just be sure to check it very often.

 

is this with normal or high rev driving? does the car burn oil with normal driving?
i've installed catch can recently - so thats one way you burn oil.. don't know what honda will do regarding this issue.. and if you'll be able to improve things by having dealer replace parts..

 

nah its burning oil with normal driving although the last time i redlined was about two weeks ago i redlined the car past fourth gear but i dont think that should be the problem

 

what i've noticed with b or h series motors is that when vtec turns on it seems to burn oil. hmmm i dunno... never heard of it burning on the new k motors.! i work at honda im a mechanic and i think that may be normal. but take it to the dealership anyways so that it is on file that it burns oil so after your warranty is out you have on paper that your car burns oil and they can goodwill your warranty even tho its out. hope that helps.!

 

thanks alot i just come back from the trip and the oil level was the same it did not burn at all wierd uhh well i dont know what to do im going to go to acura still and see what they will do thanks guys

 

ill tell you what your prob. is gayvid. you let that dumbfuck mechanic of yours mess around with that screw on your fuel rail

 

My Type R doesn't burn a drop...neither did my GSR...dunno...maybe I've been lucky...

 

What brand oil?

 

Are you checking warm or cold?

 

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then maybe you should try shifting past 2k rpm

 

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then maybe you should try shifting past 2k rpm </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol.. he's right though.. if you drive your car hard enough.. it WILL loose oil.

 

he uses mobil fully sythetic 10w 30

 

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lol.. he's right though.. if you drive your car hard enough.. it WILL loose oil.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mine doesn't . . .Track, Auto-x or otherwise.

I'd suggest an oil brand change as a test. . . .

 

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Mine doesn't . . .Track, Auto-x or otherwise.

I'd suggest an oil brand change as a test. . . .</TD></TR></TABLE>

really.... hmmm... I thought that shifting at 8400 RPM, regardless of the oil brand, will cause the car to burn....

 

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really.... hmmm... I thought that shifting at 8400 RPM, regardless of the oil brand, will cause the car to burn....

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Not saying anything definite. Just that some people have reported consumption more so with mobil 1 than others.

That said I definitely don't burn oil even at 8800 after 20 minutes on track

 

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Not saying anything definite. Just that some people have reported consumption more so with mobil 1 than others.

That said I definitely don't burn oil even at 8800 after 20 minutes on track</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow.... what oil / grade are you using?

 

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wow.... what oil / grade are you using?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I personally use Amsoil 5W-30. I have seen a decrease in oil consumption from Mobil 1 in my old R by switching to Castrol GTX as well.

This is by no means to say this will work but that it is something to try. I won't claim this as there are too many people here who get too defensive over sometghing as silly as an oil brand/type.

 

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I personally use Amsoil 5W-30. I have seen a decrease in oil consumption from Mobil 1 in my old R by switching to Castrol GTX as well.

This is by no means to say this will work but that it is something to try. I won't claim this as there are too many people here who get too defensive over sometghing as silly as an oil brand/type.</TD></TR></TABLE>

just wondering.... use MOTUL myself, switch from Mobil1....

 

Pure Synthetic oil will burn more quickly. It is within Honda's spec to have it burn 2 liters/ quarts of oil between oil changes so unless you are burning more than this they will not help you.
Honda recommends Castrol 5W-30 in your ITR.
MOTUL is great oil but again it will burn.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cronic33 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Pure Synthetic oil will burn more quickly. It is within Honda's spec to have it burn 2 liters/ quarts of oil between oil changes so unless you are burning more than this they will not help you.
Honda recommends Castrol 5W-30 in your ITR.
MOTUL is great oil but again it will burn.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow - 2 liters between oil changes.... holy... My Chevy beater doesnt burn a fricken drop between oill changes.

 

SPEC!!!

 

My RSX burned through synthetic oil like it was water. Not a big deal since most of the people I knew with an RSX had the same problem. The more you stay in VTEC the more it happens. In the beginning ACURA was doing oil consuption tests for the people that had the problem but I don't think anything came of it. It's very common and so far hasn't been a problem for anyone.

 

I street drive mine at the most 100 miles between auto x events and it burns about 1 quart of Redline in that time. That includes at least one autox event.

 

"then maybe you should try shifting past 2k rpm "

I usually shift around 5 grand or so...at least twice every trip I will take it up to 8 grand...I don't like to redline the car unless I'm autoXing or racing...no need to really....

I'm not a stranger to VTEC.