Hi all,
First time post after reviewing the forum content for a few weeks. I purchased a used 2009 Honda Accord EX 2.4L 5 spd manual late last fall with 141K. The car is in excellent condition, never seeing extreme snow/cold as it was a southern US car. I stored the car for the winter in a garage as I wanted to spare it from at least one Northern NY winter and road salt.
I changed the oil in the spring 600 miles after removal from storage in March. I switched from Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-20 that the previous owner had used to AMSOIL Signature Series 5w-20 with the EA filter to match. I also ran the AMSOIL engine flush prior with a new filter attached prior to the change.
I have since run 7700 miles on this oil, and have noticed oil consumption over the last 4K miles. I need to improve my data capture process, but it is about 1/2 qt every 1300-1500 miles. I did not log these details in a spreadsheet, but I am adding 3-4 oz most every week and the car runs about 400-500 miles on average every week.
I wanted to pose this issue to the group to see if this is a consumption problem that may be associated to:
1) the change in oil from M1 to AMSOIL
or
2) the fact that winter storage in the cold broke down the oil and since the car started cold after 4 months of storage may have caused some damage
I had planned to run the AMSOIL for the extended OCI that they touted of 15K, but had changed my mind to change in late fall and early spring as we get some cold temps in the winter and wanted to have fresh oil for the cold winter AM starts.
I plan to do an oil change in the next week or two and will send a sample for UAO to see if that shows anything unusual. The previous owner had mentioned to me that he never noticed any oil consumption prior to sale and thought I should contact AMSOIL to see if this may be expected for an OCI or 2.
Any suggestions on the consumption issue and if there is any preferences for type/brand oil to address the issue?
Secondly, should I run 0W-20 in the winter as the area does get some -0 temp mornings? I would most likely switch back to 5w-20 for Spring-Fall OCI.
First time post after reviewing the forum content for a few weeks. I purchased a used 2009 Honda Accord EX 2.4L 5 spd manual late last fall with 141K. The car is in excellent condition, never seeing extreme snow/cold as it was a southern US car. I stored the car for the winter in a garage as I wanted to spare it from at least one Northern NY winter and road salt.
I changed the oil in the spring 600 miles after removal from storage in March. I switched from Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-20 that the previous owner had used to AMSOIL Signature Series 5w-20 with the EA filter to match. I also ran the AMSOIL engine flush prior with a new filter attached prior to the change.
I have since run 7700 miles on this oil, and have noticed oil consumption over the last 4K miles. I need to improve my data capture process, but it is about 1/2 qt every 1300-1500 miles. I did not log these details in a spreadsheet, but I am adding 3-4 oz most every week and the car runs about 400-500 miles on average every week.
I wanted to pose this issue to the group to see if this is a consumption problem that may be associated to:
1) the change in oil from M1 to AMSOIL
or
2) the fact that winter storage in the cold broke down the oil and since the car started cold after 4 months of storage may have caused some damage
I had planned to run the AMSOIL for the extended OCI that they touted of 15K, but had changed my mind to change in late fall and early spring as we get some cold temps in the winter and wanted to have fresh oil for the cold winter AM starts.
I plan to do an oil change in the next week or two and will send a sample for UAO to see if that shows anything unusual. The previous owner had mentioned to me that he never noticed any oil consumption prior to sale and thought I should contact AMSOIL to see if this may be expected for an OCI or 2.
Any suggestions on the consumption issue and if there is any preferences for type/brand oil to address the issue?
Secondly, should I run 0W-20 in the winter as the area does get some -0 temp mornings? I would most likely switch back to 5w-20 for Spring-Fall OCI.