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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 06:13 AM
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i have a jdm h22a and i am burning thru oil pretty fast has anyone ever used an engine restore like lucas or any thing that helped. i am planning on replacing all the seals and bearings this winter but that is about 6 months down the road. so any help would be appreciated.
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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just add oil as needed till you change all the seals. Dont forget the piston rings
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 07:00 AM
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according to Honda, H22s can burn upto a quart of oil every 1000 miles and it still be normal
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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yup, if you sit in vtec constantly like me you will burn some oil. I add about .5 quart every 3k miles
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 07:53 AM
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could be rings or valve seats, just run a thicker oil in the meantime
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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i am already running 10w-30 i would say that it is burrning about a quart every 500-800 miles.
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 07:31 AM
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i burn about a 1 quart per 1k miles... in my 97 prelude.. and its been that way since i got it at 50k miles
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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I burn oil like a bitch, but it's my own fault!

I believe Honda ran the rings pretty loose on the H22's; hence, the oil burning. Aside from staying out of VTEC and running a thicker oil, the only thing you can really do is put in a new set of rings and run the gaps a bit tighter.
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