BURNING OIL! were did it go?
May 22, 2005, 05:47 PM
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BURNING OIL! were did it go?
I'm not to much off a TEch, so here it goes, my car is a 04 with 18k , I drive very fast all the time will this cause my car too loose oil?
Is not driping from the bottom so were did it go?
I have 3k from the last oil change , I use SYNT. 10-30 and the oil level in the dip is have way down from the MAX .............wy?
Thank you
Is not driping from the bottom so were did it go?
I have 3k from the last oil change , I use SYNT. 10-30 and the oil level in the dip is have way down from the MAX .............wy?
Thank you
May 22, 2005, 06:27 PM
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That can't be right. I don't drink like a maniac but I certainly go over 3500 RPMs fairly often and my Ralliart isn't burning any oil. Ciclon1, use your warrenty and have a dealer track it down.
May 22, 2005, 06:36 PM
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MIVEC doesn't run or not run, it's always running you could say, waiting to switch profiles when needed. You're saying the upper profiles burn oil? I don't know much about how engines in general or ours in particular work, but I'm extremely skeptical that that's the case in a properly running engine.
What exactly makes you believe that our engines are designed to burn oil?
What exactly makes you believe that our engines are designed to burn oil?
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May 22, 2005, 08:09 PM
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ok ok , thank you all
lets see My mivec kik's in at all time's went it call's for it , That is not the problem, The problem I have is that The oil dip has two hols MAX and MIN , My oil leve is below half and I put 3K from last oil change , I do Drive fast , ok very fast , lest not talk speed becuase the forum dosen't like the high numbers, I drive two work 150 miles daly from my house to work and back, I down shift a lot and I do spet on gas hard....... I was always told that all cars in general including bran new cars do burn a bit off oil, but I think this is a bit to much , so I will do like no1v2 said and have the dealer look at it .
thank you all
lets see My mivec kik's in at all time's went it call's for it , That is not the problem, The problem I have is that The oil dip has two hols MAX and MIN , My oil leve is below half and I put 3K from last oil change , I do Drive fast , ok very fast , lest not talk speed becuase the forum dosen't like the high numbers, I drive two work 150 miles daly from my house to work and back, I down shift a lot and I do spet on gas hard....... I was always told that all cars in general including bran new cars do burn a bit off oil, but I think this is a bit to much , so I will do like no1v2 said and have the dealer look at it .
thank you all
Last edited by ciclon1; May 22, 2005 at 08:11 PM.
May 22, 2005, 10:03 PM
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Our engine uses a bit of oil, it's normal (mentions it in the manual, I believe). I change my oil every 6k miles, and I check it around 3k, and I usually have to add about 1/4 of a qt (at most).
Just check your oil a bit more often and keep it topped off and you should be alright.
Just check your oil a bit more often and keep it topped off and you should be alright.
May 23, 2005, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Azn rice racer
if it is like vtec then everytime mivec kicks in it will burn oil like crazy
May 23, 2005, 03:51 PM
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During autocross school I kept my engine in the red for about 4 of the 7 hours I was at school (and part of that 7 hours was a 1 hour lunch). When I checked the oil afterward I was about 1/2 qt low.
I haven't had any oil consumption issues, so I'm left to believe it's the high RPM driving.
Take it easy out there cowboy
I haven't had any oil consumption issues, so I'm left to believe it's the high RPM driving.
Take it easy out there cowboy
May 24, 2005, 09:25 AM
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Ok , I just got back from the dealer, I was told that some manufactor find perfectly correct if a car burns a 1 Qt of oil every 1K, I find this a bit crazy , My car has burn 1 qt in 5 K and not 3 K like I mention before ( sorry for the wrong info) any ways the service manager said the 1 Qt every 5 K is perfectly fine not to worry ........
