2000 Accord burning oil???
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Originally Posted by humblehyper
If I dont change the oil, but the time it reaches the 3k miles, it will be below the lower mark. Is it safe to just add more oil when it reaches the lower mark even if its more than 3k miles? When should I change the oil? 5000k? 7000k? I live in Walnut CA and what's a good brad of oil that burns less? All I remember was the dealer used a synthetic blend oil (is this the fully synthetic blend?), if this is fully synthetic, can I add a regular oil? Or use the same blend (fully synthetic)?
All dino oils are similiar and all fully synthetic and mixed oils are similiar...I like Mobil1 because it looks better coming out of the engine every 8 or 9k miles than the Castrol did and it burns less, indicating that it's a bit thicker and protects better.
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Originally Posted by humblehyper
I just poured 1 quart of oil in my car, and the oil dip stick now reads 2mm above the upper mark. Is this too much? Thanks. Sorry for being so dumb, this is my first car
To properly check the level the car should be warmed (cooling fan comes on at least twice) and then shut off. Allow 5 mins or so for oil to drain back into the pan. Are you doing this?
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Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Overfilling is dangerous, as volume and pressure are directly related. Next time go slower. It probably won't hurt anything if you overfill just a little.
To properly check the level the car should be warmed (cooling fan comes on at least twice) and then shut off. Allow 5 mins or so for oil to drain back into the pan. Are you doing this?
To properly check the level the car should be warmed (cooling fan comes on at least twice) and then shut off. Allow 5 mins or so for oil to drain back into the pan. Are you doing this?
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Originally Posted by humblehyper
I only check them in the morning when its park overnight in the garage. So what you're saying is, I should start the engine and let the cooling fan start and shut off and then wait for 5 mins before I check the oil? Is this the proper way?
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Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Yes that's what I said. Checking it in the cold will give you an inaccurate reading, plus all of the oil (except for a fine film) will have come off of the upper parts of the engine.
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My Wife's 2000 Accord Burns Oil Also
Originally Posted by Madmaz27
I have been having an on-going issue with my car burning oil. Have others come across this as well?
The mechanic at the honda dealer noticed the PCV valve was an after-market replacement. So, he installed a honda part. He stated that he has seen a half of a dozen hondas burn oil when an aftermarket PCV value is installed. Unfortunately, this did not remedy the problem.
We have had a compression test. It showed the cylinder compression of each piston to be within specs. and all four compression readings were within 5% of each other.
One other note. With the catalytic converters, you will not see smoke coming from the tailpipe. The CC scrubs the oil out of the exhaust. However, eventually, you will be replacing the CC because it will plug up.
SO, the saga continues............