Originally Posted By: parshisa
I believe all older V6 honda engines equipped with the VCM are a part of a lawsuit. I don’t think current ones are.
Basically, VCM disables 2 out 6 cylinders (might be wrong on the # of cyl) which makes the engine to run at different temperatures, which leads to uneven wear and oil consumption ( that’s how i see it). Econ mode would indicate VCM on older hondas but not on current generation of J series.
Gotcha. Yeah, we don't use the ECON mode on our car. Maybe that'll help.
Originally Posted By: Stevie
Originally Posted By: Stevie
Has a bad engine. I would trade it in for something more reliable.
Are you saying that this particular engine design is a bad engine (The Earth Dreams V6) or my particular engine in my Pilot is a single instance of a bad engine?
I'm saying that your particular engine is bad. Not familiar with this V6 engine.
In this day and age there is no excuse for an engine to use oil. I wouldn't stand for it.
Only car I had that used oil was a Madza RX7 with a rotary engine that had oil injection and was meant to use a little oil.
1988 Honda Accord with 250K miles used no oil. My POS Mercury Mistake, I mean Mystique, used no oil. My eco-box 1.6 liter Sentra with 150K used not a drop of oil.
My wife's Elantra, my Ferrari or any of my Mercedes ever used a drop of oil.
It's a bad engine and I would get it replaced or get rid of the car while you still can. It only has 20K on it now, can only get worse.
Thanks. I'm not ready to put it down just yet - maybe when it approaches end of warranty if we're still having trouble.
I'm pretty sure that urban driving does occasionally have some oil consumption side-effects regardless of manufacturer - happening because oils getting thinner and have more evaporative properties (higher NOACK)...
Will continue monitoring and will consider adding 5w20 next time.