Hello all! I have a 2002 Acura RSX Type S, which currently has a little over 18,000 miles on it. From day one, it has been using oil. After about 1,000 miles, it is down about 1/4 to 1/2 quart. I use what is called for:5W-30. I took it to the dealer and the limit before they do any warranty work is more than 1 quart in 1,000 miles. They also said that this type of oil consumption was normal due to the 11:1 compression and high red-line of the motor. (7,900 RPM) What I would like to know is if you all experts think this is acceptable for a brand new motor? Also, is there anything I could do to stop the oil burning, like Lucas or Marvel Mystery Oil, or both? Someone had mentioned in another message board to do this....(cut & pasted)
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The next time you find that your low on oil, add one or two capfulls of Marvel Mystery Oil (use the MMO's cap to measure), and about 1/16th to 1/8th of a quart of Lucas. Fill to the top mark on the dipstick with the Castrol GTX (or whatever oil you like, so long as it's 5W30)
Drive around for a 1000 miles and check the oil. It should stop eating the oil for breakfast now. If it doesn't, repeat the above, but add as much as 1/4 of a quart of Lucas. DO NOT ADD MORE THAN THAT!
Once the oil consumption has gotten better, continue to use the Lucas and the MMO for two more oil changes, then stop using it.
Here's what's happening with the two additives:
The MMO helps polish the cylinder walls
The Lucas oil stabilizer helps slow down blow-by, and it also helps keep oil in the head, preventing dry starts. It also does help the piston rings seat themselves. Basically, it's the closest thing to a break-in additive you can buy off the shelf (it can even be used as an assembly lube).
Don't use STP oil treatment. It's not the same thing.
Also, the reason for the small amounts of the oil stabilizer is that if you add too much to it, it will start to raise the oil pressure (it can thicken oil). The thicker oil won't flow through the engine properly since it needs 5W30. The amounts your adding is really pretty small when you consider the engine takes 5 qts of oil.
So far, I've been getting promising results on my own engine, and I got great results on my old '94 Eclipse.
My old Eclipse used to eat through two quarts of oil in 3000 miles time. Mind you, it never really burned it, but I was lucky to have a quart left in the crankcase when it came time for an oil change (it took almost 4qts of oil). The car had some high milage on it (211,651 when I sold it to be exact), so I did expect it to use some oil, but I thought that was on the high side. So, I tried a little more of an extreme approach: Almost 1/2 a quart of Lucas, and 1/8 a quart of MMO. Did this for about six months (which equals nearly six oil changes for me), then backed off on both fluids. Engine barely ate one quart of oil in 3000 miles after that.
So far, it seems to be working on my RSX-S too. At 2000 miles, I was down 1/2 a quart. At 2900 miles, I again was down 1/2 a quart. I had my first oil change at 3000 miles. At 4000 miles I was down a quart, so I did the above, and then filled it to the top dot on the dipstick with Castrol GTX.
The car's got a little over 5000 miles now. It's barely eaten any oil at all (the oil has barely moved from the top dot). Over the course of the next three oil changes, I'm going to reduce the amount of MMO and Lucas I'm adding to zero to see if it's making a difference in the oil consumption. If my experience with my Eclipse is any indicator, I'm expecting it to work out pretty well.
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Well there it is...true or not? Please help me out! Thanks in advance....
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The next time you find that your low on oil, add one or two capfulls of Marvel Mystery Oil (use the MMO's cap to measure), and about 1/16th to 1/8th of a quart of Lucas. Fill to the top mark on the dipstick with the Castrol GTX (or whatever oil you like, so long as it's 5W30)
Drive around for a 1000 miles and check the oil. It should stop eating the oil for breakfast now. If it doesn't, repeat the above, but add as much as 1/4 of a quart of Lucas. DO NOT ADD MORE THAN THAT!
Once the oil consumption has gotten better, continue to use the Lucas and the MMO for two more oil changes, then stop using it.
Here's what's happening with the two additives:
The MMO helps polish the cylinder walls
The Lucas oil stabilizer helps slow down blow-by, and it also helps keep oil in the head, preventing dry starts. It also does help the piston rings seat themselves. Basically, it's the closest thing to a break-in additive you can buy off the shelf (it can even be used as an assembly lube).
Don't use STP oil treatment. It's not the same thing.
Also, the reason for the small amounts of the oil stabilizer is that if you add too much to it, it will start to raise the oil pressure (it can thicken oil). The thicker oil won't flow through the engine properly since it needs 5W30. The amounts your adding is really pretty small when you consider the engine takes 5 qts of oil.
So far, I've been getting promising results on my own engine, and I got great results on my old '94 Eclipse.
My old Eclipse used to eat through two quarts of oil in 3000 miles time. Mind you, it never really burned it, but I was lucky to have a quart left in the crankcase when it came time for an oil change (it took almost 4qts of oil). The car had some high milage on it (211,651 when I sold it to be exact), so I did expect it to use some oil, but I thought that was on the high side. So, I tried a little more of an extreme approach: Almost 1/2 a quart of Lucas, and 1/8 a quart of MMO. Did this for about six months (which equals nearly six oil changes for me), then backed off on both fluids. Engine barely ate one quart of oil in 3000 miles after that.
So far, it seems to be working on my RSX-S too. At 2000 miles, I was down 1/2 a quart. At 2900 miles, I again was down 1/2 a quart. I had my first oil change at 3000 miles. At 4000 miles I was down a quart, so I did the above, and then filled it to the top dot on the dipstick with Castrol GTX.
The car's got a little over 5000 miles now. It's barely eaten any oil at all (the oil has barely moved from the top dot). Over the course of the next three oil changes, I'm going to reduce the amount of MMO and Lucas I'm adding to zero to see if it's making a difference in the oil consumption. If my experience with my Eclipse is any indicator, I'm expecting it to work out pretty well.
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Well there it is...true or not? Please help me out! Thanks in advance....