suspicious activity within my accord.
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suspicious activity within my accord.
for some reason i have a feeling myaccord is burning oil....i never knew this was possible but for a couple of months now i been noticing that the oil is magically disappearing(i do my own oil changes so i thought that i wasn't tightening everything)so i had my dad do it a couple of weeks ago because he use to be a mechanic and i would leave a piece of cardboard under the car to see if there was a leak somewhere the next morningbut not even a drop but yet the oil seems to get lower and lower...can anyone tell me what can be the cause?
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
VTEC has been known to burn oil when it kicks in, if you have it. High RPM driving, engine wear, etc. all play a role in how much oil you burn. I had a spout of depression a few months ago and would drive my car insanely on winding roads. One weekend I drove about 300 miles averaging above 3k RPM and burned about 1 qt of oil.
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
about 71,136 last time i checked...yuh i know pretty low for a 9 year old car..i bought it off this real old lady who basically only used it to go to church once in a week and the grocery store 3 times a month...it was literally just sitting there everyday..
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
Probably needs to be ran hard a little bit since it was babied so much. With that low of mileage it can't be burning much if any. I just turned 120k and haven't noticed mine burning any. Usually you can smell it a little bit in the exhaust.
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
actually i can smell it while im driving and i found it weird too because it makes no sense for an engine to burn oil unless there could be somehing internally could it be something with the engine itself?or is it the way i'm driving?
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
There's PLENTY of reasons why an engine would burn oil & it's all internal. Leaking valve stem seals. Oil-scraper rings beginning to go bad.
When's the last time you checked your PCV valve?
When's the last time you checked your PCV valve?
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RE: suspicious activity within my accord.
i recently purchased it but i'll check on that....just that i really had my heart set on doing an engine swap anyways but i at least want the car to last til i get the new engine
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