Originally Posted by nthach
The R18 engine Honda's used for the last 12 years starting with the 8th Civic is a good motor and free of the fuel dilution scourge of the L15s.
You named yet another inconsistency in this oil analysis. One was having a nearly new-oil KV100 while at the same time they say it has heavy fuel dilution. This engine is not a turbo-DI type and doesn't usually get fuel dilution. Another was the crazy high TBN of this 10k oil. .... I'm not trusting the lab results here. Sometimes I guess it happens, as in a technician in a hurry or new to the job.
michael007 (OP): Check to see if your oil level rises. That is a sign fuel dilution, as heavy as they claim this engine has, is happening. Also, it would smell like gasoline when sniffing the dipstick.
To check if oil level rises, carefully check it on level ground first thing in the morning. Then check it again in a month, same way.
To be on the safe side, you could choose to run M1 AFE 0w30 (a tad thicker, not much thicker) to make sure any fuel in there, if any, gets countered by reserve viscosity.
The R18 engine Honda's used for the last 12 years starting with the 8th Civic is a good motor and free of the fuel dilution scourge of the L15s.
You named yet another inconsistency in this oil analysis. One was having a nearly new-oil KV100 while at the same time they say it has heavy fuel dilution. This engine is not a turbo-DI type and doesn't usually get fuel dilution. Another was the crazy high TBN of this 10k oil. .... I'm not trusting the lab results here. Sometimes I guess it happens, as in a technician in a hurry or new to the job.
michael007 (OP): Check to see if your oil level rises. That is a sign fuel dilution, as heavy as they claim this engine has, is happening. Also, it would smell like gasoline when sniffing the dipstick.
To check if oil level rises, carefully check it on level ground first thing in the morning. Then check it again in a month, same way.
To be on the safe side, you could choose to run M1 AFE 0w30 (a tad thicker, not much thicker) to make sure any fuel in there, if any, gets countered by reserve viscosity.
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