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What do we really know?Do we really know that yet?
What do we really know?Do we really know that yet?
I believe Honda went with the displacement on demand setup after that year (or whatever they call it) in which the cylinders deactivate. I owned a 1999 Honda Accord with the 2.3 four cylinder Vtec, purchased new, kept it to 289,000 miles. There was no way in hell that engine was going to make it much further than 300,000 miles - that thing was consuming so much oil by the time I got rid of it (around a quart every 700 miles). Always highway driven and oil changes every 3,000 miles using conventional.and that was a pre recession honda, far from the vehicles they have today.............not just honda
Thanks doublebase for that interesting history.I believe Honda went with the displacement on demand setup after that year (or whatever they call it) in which the cylinders deactivate. I owned a 1999 Honda Accord with the 2.3 four cylinder Vtec, purchased new, kept it to 289,000 miles. There was no way in hell that engine was going to make it much further than 300,000 miles - that thing was consuming so much oil by the time I got rid of it (around a quart every 700 miles). Always highway driven and oil changes every 3,000 miles using conventional.
I must have replaced everything on that car at least once in that time, everything but the transmission and engine. I replaced the engine cradle, the gas tank, 4-5 sets of engine mounts, countless control arms and mufflers. Brake lines, fuel lines, EGR valve, evap canister (x2), Vtec solenoids, transmission switches, radio, axles, countless sway bar links and bushings, a power steering rack, a half dozen tie rod ends, a radiator, and probably a dozen other things I’m forgetting.
seems you liked it a lot....I believe Honda went with the displacement on demand setup after that year (or whatever they call it) in which the cylinders deactivate. I owned a 1999 Honda Accord with the 2.3 four cylinder Vtec, purchased new, kept it to 289,000 miles. There was no way in hell that engine was going to make it much further than 300,000 miles - that thing was consuming so much oil by the time I got rid of it (around a quart every 700 miles). Always highway driven and oil changes every 3,000 miles using conventional.
I must have replaced everything on that car at least once in that time, everything but the transmission and engine. I replaced the engine cradle, the gas tank, 4-5 sets of engine mounts, countless control arms and mufflers. Brake lines, fuel lines, EGR valve, evap canister (x2), Vtec solenoids, transmission switches, radio, axles, countless sway bar links and bushings, a power steering rack, a half dozen tie rod ends, a radiator, and probably a dozen other things I’m forgetting.
It’s never too early to hype up non existent issues to push a tinfoil hat agendaDo we really know that yet?
Well it's my wife's car, she averages 23mpg and we bought it used with 60k on it. It was burning oil, like many K24's do. Dealer refused to repair it due to me changing my own oil and not having proof of oil changes.^^^To the pictures above
What oil? What fuel? Driven like a madman or grandma? Any fuel injector issues? Lots of variables!
Not sure, I figured it was just age. Took the intake off, it was pretty carboned up with soot. The EGR port was pretty nasty too (if I remember). I used to run an intake cleaner through it every so often, I guess it didn’t help much. Car had a very rough idle when I got rid of it, would stall at stop lights.Thanks doublebase for that interesting history.
In your opinion, what eventually caused the oil burning at a quart every 700 miles. Was it just a worn out engine, or was it dirty oil control/piston rings, or something else like a bad PCV valve?
Loved that car!seems you liked it a lot....
My post clearly stated mileage. And it's a 2010 CR-VYear? Mileage??
That’s strange - the Jeep does 2k/70 with 4.10 gears …I think it just depends on the vehicle. At 70mph my Tundra is humming along just below 2k rpm and the Kia is a tick over 3k rpm at the same speed.
A couple of times I've had an issue, googled it, and found an answer to my problem... in a thread... that I started on BITOG some time before.I'm the master of not remembering I already replied to a thread only to come across my post just before I was about to reply to the post.
You have a point there: most of use aren’t putting 200-300 miles a day on our cars going up and down the highway at 75 mph for hours on end. That is an advantage (one would think), and an easier life for an engine/and oil.
Although on the flip side, lately I seem to be reading a lot of posts about high speed highway driving and increased oil consumption. But still, it’s an easy way to accumulate a lot of miles very quickly.