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Originally Posted By: addyguy I like JB's advice. Start with 10W-40 HM oil and a quart og MMO, to try and clean out sludge or deposits that my be causing/aggravating the problem. If oil burning continues, for one of your top-off's add a can of 'Restore', and see if that helps 'seal up' the...

Originally Posted By: onion Rings and valve guides/seals are the most commonly CITED causes for burning oil... but are not the only possible causes. One thing that I've seen several times- and suspect might be the problem in your case- is sludge. If the engine is sludged (and it doesn't HAVE to...

smokes on startup.. a little bit more then avg normal driving.. and blows a cloud over 4,000rpm accelerating.

Nothing on the ground when i park.. no major leaks on the engine or pan. Its definitly going out the exhaust. I'm hoping its just the valve seals... just popping off the valve cover taking off the retainers/springs and putting new ones in.. 2 hours tops.. that would be an easy fix. Rings is...

I was thinking about a thicker oil.. but climate is the whole issue.. northern IL weather can get cold and i dont want the oil to be too thick its 23 degrees out right now and i guarantee i'll be driving it in - weather this winter.

New member here.. looks like i finally found the right place. Im having issues with my 93 civic Dx 1.5 16valve. Its a work driver/winter car i picked up for cheap about a month ago so i dont want to dump a bunch of $ into it. has 141k on it, im trying to figure out whether im burning oil from...

just realized im probably hi-jacking this thread and i should start a new one.. sorry about that

New member here.. looks like i finally found the right place. Im having similar issues with my 93 civic Dx 1.5 16valve. Its a work driver/winter car i picked up for cheap about a month ago so i dont want to dump a bunch of $ into it. has 141k on it, im in the same boat trying to figure out...