I have a 2001 Accord Sedan 2.3 litre, 4 cylinder with 100,000 km. The engine is burning (not leaking or PCV problem) oil at a rate of 1 litre every 1,200 kilometres. I am presently in a battle with my dealership to get this fixed under warranty...

Is this a common defect?

The dealer says that "the problem is due to sticking oil control rings caused by carbon build-up that newer Hondas are prone to if the oil is not changed often enough". I don’t buy this because carbon build-up comes from fuel, not oil, and I can’t see how more frequent oil changes would reduce the rate of carbon build-up.

Sounds more like Honda got a bad batch of oil control rings that are soft or prone to breaking.

Comments please!

Thanks in advance,

T
Newfoundland