slipstream444

Navy E-6B - similar engines (similar to the KC-135R motors as well, but with full reverse), but the airframe is much more closely related to the E-3 and E-8 (707-320).

slipstream444

What jyeung528 said - a leakdown will only determine how much cylinder pressure leaks out of your cylinders and where that leakdown occurs.
That would tell you if your car's leakdown parameters are within Honda specs and may indicate if you have excessive leakage past your oil control and compression rings, but would tell you nothing about the oil banjo bolts. The older bolts were installed on 00-mid 02 cars.

skeithr

im concerned about this issue too, i seem to be going through what will be the 4th qt. in 4500 miles, i use amsoil. i run my car pretty hard and i live in the mountains, if any of these things have to do with it. im not seeing any leaks or any smoke. car runs great just have to keep adding more oil. i am due for a valve adjustment since im right at 62k.

slipstream444

One thing a lot of folks fail to recognize is the oil consumption rate will go up in the winter months due to the fact the engine takes longer to get to operating temp. Another issue related to temperature change is the fact your oil will naturally read lower when it's colder - especially if your using a synthetic oil (synthetic oils expand and contract more than conventional oils). Filling to the top of the stick when the ambient temp is below 65-70F will result in a slight overfill when the engine oil is up to operating temp and the oil expands fully. Your engine will burn off excess oil. Another thing to realize is that your oil temp will not be up to full operating temp by the time your thermostat reads 3 bars (AP1). This can also result in increased consumption if you are banging off the redline the second your coolant gauge reads 'normal'.
My oil consumption effectively doubles in the winter. It goes from around 0.25 qt per 3000 miles to about 0.5 qt, or slightly more. I noticed more consumption than expected this winter so I recently changed my PVC valve to an aftermarket one, and it brought it more inline with expected consumption.
With that being said, A S2000 burning more than 2-3 quarts per 3000 miles may indicate a problem.

skeithr

where should i start looking for this problem, ive checked everything and it all seems to be in line. with the exception of a valve adj. which will happen next week

jyeung528

if your compression and leakdown tests check out fine, you can try the things i've done. (I used to burn just about as much oil as you do, if not more...now I burn a lot less)

- krank vents: this brought my oil consumption to nearly none, but I sold my krank vents because i didn't like the vacuum it created and the popping noise of my seals.

currently, i use a supra pcv valve and i run a breather filter. the results were not immediate, but over a period of about 1 or 2 months, consumption decreased and now it is less than half of what it used to consume. I also found slight improvement using 5w40.

i use amsoil as well.