i noticed that my 00 ex with 95k miles has burned 1 quart every 1k miles... i have only noticed this for the past 2k miles or so, and before that only noticed that when draining my oil, not as much came out as i put in. what do you guys burn for oil? i know GM says its ok for any of their cars to burn 1 quart every 2k miles. whats honda say?

 

do you just start the car up and go, or do you start the car and let it warm up then take off?

and also how hard do you drive it?


i know my aunts 88 civic burns 3 quarts of oil every week, i know that little dog is on its last limps there, i want to buy it and drop in a b16

 

What oil do you use? You may have to switch to a 10w30.

 

You must be using the wrong type of oil for your conditions, or you have some major leaks. My '90 Integra with 150k on the odo didn't burn a drop of oil, so there's no reason yours should be. If you're using too low of a viscosity in hot weather, it's going to burn off faster.

 

Maybe you got some worn rings, run a wet and dry comp tests.

 

im useing 5w30 synthetic. and i do run it hard.

 

3 out of the 5 hatches I've owned came with nice fried rings. Since I wanted to sell the engines, I rebuilt them all, and when you do it (...right) they burn zero oil. None at all. That's how much oil Hondas use.

 

mabie ill do a compression test when i get around to it... pretty sad that i have the tools and tester. but am too lazy to work on my own car. ill probly end up rippin it out this summer, bore it a lil, cam, and new bearings, rods n pistons, get ready for boost, and clutch.