Holy crap i lost a lot of oil!!! Normal?
03-11-2002, 04:01 AM
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Mine didn't use any for my first couple of fill ups but then once in an extremely short period, 300-500 miles it went through nearly a quart but hasn't burned a drop since, now at 2,600 miles.
03-11-2002, 07:23 AM
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Just as a question..
I used 4 litres of oil in 10000miles... seems a little excesive to say i do no track days and just commute to work!
Anyone got any real stats on usage?
I used 4 litres of oil in 10000miles... seems a little excesive to say i do no track days and just commute to work!
Anyone got any real stats on usage?
03-11-2002, 08:27 AM
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i got my car in dec '02 and now have about 2500 miles on it. i was warned repeatedly by the dealer regarding oil consumption, but so far I haven't used any oil to speak of... my dipstick is maybe off an eighth of a quart or less from new.
i vtec fairly often, but did not start vtec'ng until around 800 miles.
anyway this has been my experience so far... i'm actually pleasantly surprised.
- marc
i vtec fairly often, but did not start vtec'ng until around 800 miles.
anyway this has been my experience so far... i'm actually pleasantly surprised.
- marc
03-11-2002, 08:55 AM
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Originally posted by Souljah6476
Honda says to check your oil level at every fill up, well i filled up for the 2nd time yesterday and i checked the oil and it went all the way from H to L in 229 miles! Is this normal?
Honda says to check your oil level at every fill up, well i filled up for the 2nd time yesterday and i checked the oil and it went all the way from H to L in 229 miles! Is this normal?
If I've been driving the car hard, I'll wait about 1/2 hour and then check the oil. Waiting allows the oil to find its way back to the oil pan. I would check the oil more often for the first 5,000 miles. And don't run the over 5,500 RPMs for the first 600 miles, that's the break-in period for our VTEC engines.
Here's what Honda says about consumption, it's from last fall. This is a copy of a Service Bulletin sent out to the dealerships and was posted to the FAQs page.
[https://www.s2ki.com/faqs/index.php
Under General Maintenance click on Service Updates
There is a lot of good info on the FAQ page, check it out !
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