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Vtec Oil Burning Problems
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Mon May 05, 2008 12:41 amby Macca
Hi All !
Im currently looking at a civic for sale near me and the person selling it is saying when it goes into vtec (5500rpm+) that he has noticed it burns alot of oil.
Just wondering if the problem is serious and what causes this ?
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Mon May 05, 2008 1:22 amby Graham
Valve stem seals or piston rings seem to be the most common causes - can be expensive to fix if you're paying someone to do it but the actual parts arent much at all
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Mon May 05, 2008 5:17 amby Macca
How much we talking G ?
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Mon May 05, 2008 1:54 pmby Graham
Not too sure to be honest, mine were free
try phoning Honda, they'll give you a price over the phone!!
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Tue May 06, 2008 7:09 pmby SloppyYoda
mine did the same thing, does your vtec sputter or anything? i have a dented oil pan which is causing a loss of oil pressure, which in turn causes vtec to not activate, which in turn burns oil. just throwing that out there.
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Wed May 07, 2008 12:45 amby Macca
lol well mine never did and i haven't got my civic anymore but I'm saving up for a nice ESI to play around with . but i was looking at a few that had this problem an was just wondering the seriousness of it ?
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Wed May 07, 2008 12:48 amby ChicagoMike
When you say its burning oil, do you mean its smoking under high RPM's, or just the oil level drops after a lil while??
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Wed May 07, 2008 12:53 amby Macca
I think oil just burning after a while of use. but more than normal if you know what i mean.
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Wed May 07, 2008 1:00 amby ChicagoMike
If you're running around banging VTEC alot, oil will burn off. I get about a quart low after about 1000 miles of hard driving. I guess thats the price you pay to have a high revving engine.
If there's no smoke, you're all good.
