i got a 2002 Accord Coupe 4 cyl ULEV VTEC f23a automatic...i just changed the oil at like 56,500 KM the car has now 58.643 i took a sharp Turn Today Fast Like always and the car bogged out then when i came to stright line the car picked up power and went..i looked at my oil...looked like it was missing half of QT... i put in a half of QT and took the same turn at the same speed if not faster car didnt do it? can it be becouse the oil was a bit low?

does this motor burn oil? Yes i Do Drive Hard! i am Using 5w20 Full Syn. Quker State oil....

i never seen the car puff out smoke or anything..


any ideas what it could be? the car also does have a bit more then half a tank of gas..

 

Cars are complexe machines. Sometimes they will do funny things every once in a while without reason... Ignore the stumble until it repeats itself a couple more times. Then after that we can probably blame you for it...

As for burning oil, you can't really tell by just doing one test. Wait a couple of months or so and check it every week. If it keeps coming down, then the car is either leaking it or burning it...

fs

 

The oil level for any engine must be checked the same way in the same place under the same conditions on some schedule - daily or weekly.
The oil sump is a reservoir, under most conditions most of the oil is "excess".

If a car is used for racing, then a dry sump, or special pan baffles should be used.

earthworm
'97 Accord 4
'88 Accord 4

 

Was your gas tank full or near empty cause if you took that curve really fast
with a tank near empty , the gas would slosh around and cause your engine to stumble . If you drive hard all the time , it can be normal to see the oil go down
a little.

 

if you drive hard most of the time there are a few things you might want to consider. your engine is going to get hotter that it was meant to get...when this happens this can cause you fuel-air misture in the cylinder to be ignited bye the heat from the engine instead on the spark from your spark plugs...you can fix that problem but doing 1 of two things...use higer octane gasoline..higher ontane gas can withstand high ingine temps without self ignition. or turn your thromostat down ..keeping your engine cooler...also you might want to use 5w30 oil...do some reading on oils..too much to explain in a short posting