Dougie Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Ok guys, any suggestions on the usual culprits for oil use? I've got a slight leak in the rocker gasket but I don't think it would account for how fast the oil level is dropping. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 How fast is it dropping? Any blue smoke? If so, in VTEC or all the time? Usual culprit is valve stem seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I read somewhere here the PCV valve, whatever that is can sometimes be a culprit too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 There's no oil on the ground, some times it looks like there might be a very slight puff of smoke when I boot it but only if I take it right to the red line, and even then it's not always and it could be my imagination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 There's no oil on the ground, some times it looks like there might be a very slight puff of smoke when I boot it but only if I take it right to the red line, and even then it's not always and it could be my imagination'Employ' a friend to follow you and check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Oh and recently it's starting to smell a bit like burning oil now and then which makes me think it might be the rocker gasket leaking onto something hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 'Employ' a friend to follow you and check!On that note... It needs to be someone who can keep up so any volunteers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I would if it didn't mean an epic road trip just for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Oh and recently it's starting to smell a bit like burning oil now and then which makes me think it might be the rocker gasket leaking onto something hotPossibly dripping on mani then. Any idea how much you're losing? Not unheard of for these to use a litre every 1k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 well i did a full oil change 2 weeks ago and after a drive home from inverness and some pottering about the city over the last 2 weeks it had dropped about a liter.... i would guess thats between 3 and 4 hundred miles, not sure exactly though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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