In a thousand miles the oil went from the top hole to between the two holes. The car doesn't leak and no oil in the water. It has only 86k on it but the oil is going somewhere. It doesn't smoke on startup or anything. The only weird part is when I get on it and stay on it, like stay in v-tec for a min or two, going all the way to the top of the rev band, when I come to a stop I can smell oil burning. there is no leak that I can see, but I was wondering if there is some place that it could leak that would burn and not really show up. If I don't drive hard then I don't get any smell. what kind of oil consumption is normal?

Thanks

 

join the club...

 

normal.

 

well this is good to know

 

normal.. i went from between the 2 holes to right above the first hole in about 1000 miles..

 

Man, I have the same problem. Glad to know that it's normal.

 

are you using synthetic?

 

i dont know how normal it is. i have 76k and i dont lose any oil and i use synthetic. as long as u dont lose too much oil its ok but keep an eye on it.

 

I"m losing oil too, bout 1 quart per 1500 miles...I drive pretty hard. This is with my 94 rs w/106k miles

 

it all depends on how much you get on your car. vtec burns oil when you use it. so if youre really working your car you will definetly burn a significant amount of oil.

 

I use normal oil and I love to hear that v-tec so I am in it alot.

 

I also have this problem... and also glad to hear it's normal.

 

I dont vtec too often but after 43k miles, NOT once have I added make up oil. I use Castrol GTX and I check the level at least every other week.

 

When was the last time you changed your pcv valve? if it is stuck open you're simply blowing oil into your intake.

 

Are you using synthetic oil or convetional oil? Synthetic oil is know to burn up, especially Mobil 1.

 

I burn all the oil out of my car by the time I hit 3K. I hink I may be getting blow by.(piston rings). I check my oil every week and add if neccessary. I change my oil filter aboutevery 2K or so.

 

convetional oil is what i am using.

 

i disagree. when i was using regular castrol gtx, i was down to the bottom hole on the dipstick after 4k miles. with mobil 1 tri-synthetic, at 6.5k i still was not at the bottom hole.

 

- What oil weight are you using?
- Have you tried driving 1000miles without engaging VTEC?
- Are you 200% sure you are not leaking?

Regards,

Oz

 

 

I can vouch for this... I have a '97 GSR with 96k miles, and my car drinks up Mobil 1 Tri-Syn 10w30 like crazy. I just brought it into the shop last week (usual radiator problem with Hondas) so I'm getting my radiator, water pump, and timing belt replaced. The mechanic said he'll check out the valve guides and everything too... I guess I should ask him to take a look at the PCV valve since I haven't gotten that changed yet How often is the PCV valve supposed to be changed?

edit:
to be more specific, I was adding oil at every third gas fillup (about 900-1000 miles?)

[Modified by bunmango, 5:12 PM 11/22/2002]


[Modified by bunmango, 5:13 PM 11/22/2002]

 

Well, when I bought my car from my uncle, he mentioned the car ate oil, and like you all said, it wasn't burning it. According to him this is due to the car having oil injectors for the pistons.

I'm not positive on this, but just thought I'd throw it out here.

 

-10w-30
-no
-well it is not leaking onto the ground, and there is no wet drips and no smoke in the engine bay.

 

If you wnat to know if you're burning more than normal check the plugs. You can tell a lot by the spark plugs. Also, as someone stated above, VTEC burns oil. Oil is used to lubricate the valvetrain during high rpm operation. It goes past the valves and is burned. This is normal.

 

That is a bunch of crap. My 96 Integra SE was burning a quart of oil every 2000 miles (using normal Valvoline 10w-30). I switched to Mobil 1 10w-30 and I started burning a quart every 5,000 miles. Mobil 1 decreased my oil consumption.