dee diddy

just wondering if it's normal to be topping up ~0.5L of oil every month? i usually fill it up till the oil is between the min & max lines on the dipstick or maybe a lil past halfway. i'm running Mobil 1 5W-30. does synthetic burn up faster? i never paid attention to checking the fluids that much when i was on conventional oil, so i don't really have a comparison.

fsttyms1

shouldnt be burning whatso ever, i run 8000 miles and the level doesnt go down between changes

yield2s

ya I'll second that! hondas don't burn unless somethings wrong.
Does your antifreeze look like a rootbeer float? or you smoke blue when you step on it?

BTW how many miles do you have? and when did you switch to synthetic? I ask because it's common for a old motor to develope leaks at the seals after a switch to syn. do to the removal of the sludge build-up.

dee diddy

everything else is running fine & my friends are into the practice of topping up every so often. i'm over 34k km now & i switched at when i did my last oil change about 4k km ago on halloween. i did a top-up in the beginning of dec with my remaining 300-400ml of Mobil1. it brought from a bit over the min line to almost halfway.

ChucksCL-S

Look at my sig.....I don't burn any at all! I'd get that looked at.

Busta Nut

After looking a fsttyms1's post...............I forgot what we were even talking about!

Busta Nut

Oh yeh.......................Honda engines just plain do not burn oil. Toyota's don't either, so you have a problem my friend.

dee diddy

i just started checking my fluids after i had a discussion with a friend who topped up the oil in his bimmer and also on his mom's accord. would it be similiar to fuel consumption where driving conditions have an effect? cuz i do 100% city driving and i gotta do lots of idling.

r10apple

I average over 25k miles a year and I have no problems, either...Your baby is sick...

LS14ME2

What!!!!!!
We agree with one another????

My TL does not burn a drop of oil either at 55K....
Tight as a drum....

Bear2Day

Check your driveway, Most park in the same spot everytime. Then look up where it`s comming from.

Strannik

My 2000 now has 52k. Around 42k I had to put 1/2 quart in. Now, after 2 last oil changes (at 45k and 50k) there was no problem - no oil disappeared. So it seems like it just kind of stopped happening. I have no leaks or any other engine problems.

Regarding having it fixed - good luck! Every engine manufacturer says that it is OK to add some oil, sometimes up to 1/2 qt every 1000 miles. So that's what you will hear.

fsttyms1

burning will occur if the conditions are severe (alot of time at high rpm, or extreme temps). but it shouldnt be a reoccuring thing. ive gone through over a quart of oil racing about 20laps but durring that the engine spent most of its time around or past redline(9000rpm) but as soon as i drove it normally it wouldnt use a drop i would still recomend getting it looked at if it continues to do it