I have a 2000 Accord 4 cyl. It uses 2 quarts of oil after 2000 miles. It's not leaking or using it. One thing i notice is that oil is in my intake. Can someone tell me what mite be going on?

 

That's way too much oil to be going through. What part of the intake are you seeing oil? Check the return from the PVC valve to make sure no oil is somehow getting through it to the intake. And make sure you're not burning it. Check the tailpipe for excessive buildup or start the car cold then get out of the car and check the tailpipe quickly for blue smoke.

 

Just FYI, when my ignition coil went out, all the cranking of the engine (w/ no spark) led to the fuel and oil mixture (it was getting past the valve seals pretty quick back then) running out the intake pipe.

It's been months and despite driving it every day and going WOT many times since then, there is still a gel-like residue left at the bottom of the intake. The gas may have evaporated but the combination of oil and upper cylinder lube that I put in the tank are still there.

My point is that crap could be there from a while ago, hard to believe your car could burn enough oil for it to make it's way past the intake valves and into the intake. Unless it's cranked w/out spark at some point.

 

To actually answer your question, if the car was taken proper care of (or close to it) than chances are your valve seals are leaking. It could also be worn piston rings, cylinder walls, or even a gasket. Unlikely though considering it isn't that old, unless it was abused.

Good idea to check the PCV valve as suggested, but I don't think it alone is what's causing that much oil use.

My '92 civic used almost that much when I switched to synthetic. After a while the seals seemed to get used to the new oil, along with a bottle of seal conditioner, and now it uses almost nothing. (cracked/broken seals won't be helped by conditioner though)

 

The car has 148,000 miles. Oil is inside the pcv tube that goes to the intake. I had to take off the plenum and clean out the EGR passage because it was clogged and not letting my EGR work properly. If the valve seals are leaking, could it use that much oil? I will check for blue smoke when I start the car after work.

Thanks

Chris