Im considering A sh awd but this issue of the motor burning oil is really making me think twice. If i spend 15 grand on a car and it burns oil i wont be happy. Is it a real big problem?

 

It all depends on the level of consumption, in cases where consumption is less than one quart per 1000 miles you can get away from the problem with the help of 5W30 and replacement every 4-5k miles, if the problem is very neglected (which happens very rarely) and consumption is more then you need to think about repairs .

 

Depends on the car, with mine it was bad enough that by the time Acura got the parts to repair my engine after the warranty repair was green-lit (got the go-ahead in March, parts arrived in December), the car needed a hell of a lot more than pistons and rings (it got a new block, heads, cams, etc). Thankfully all covered by the 8yr/200k km warranty extension.

 

Ive heard enough that i wont be getting this vehicle. Its a shame because i love the car

 

It's all anecdotal. Most of these cars don't have that issue. One being sold by an Acura dealer I would think would be one of the good ones. Even having gone through all this crap I'd still 100% buy that one you've been looking at.

 

The dealer has no way of knowing if the car burns oil, especially one that is 9+ model years old, unless whoever traded it told them, or blue smoke is coming out the tailpipe. If there's no record of the rings and piston crowns being replaced under the extended warranty for the issue, it may burn a couple of quarts between oil changes, or it may not. You don't know until you live with it for a while..

 

Worth the risk IMO. Heavy soot on the tailpipe is a good indicator of this issue, and if the dealer saw that when taking it on trade they'd probably have turned around and put the car up at auction.

 

As others have said, it's not a universal issue. Some had severe consumption issues, some had minor or no oil consumption.

If the extended warranty work was performed (and you should easily be able to tell that), you should be good to go. If it has not been performed, check the condition of the exhaust outlets. That is a pretty good indicator if the engine is consuming a lot of oil.

 

In the summer my oil burns like a MF, Sometimes 5 qt every 2.5 weeks, but in the cold weather it lasts months

 

5qts in 2.5 weeks?? Is that a typo? If not a typo then how many miles would you say you drive in those 2.5 weeks?

 

here in colorado its a little different, I was driving roughly 150 miles a day

 

5 quarts in 2.5 weeks is, uh, extreme. That's more than the oil capacity of the engine... That thing is toast.

 

yes it is toast but I haven't filled it in 2 months and its holding oil just fine LMAO

 

If you ever own European vehicle(s), this is nothing. It is a routine task for European vehicle owners to add engine oil regularly.