oil usage in VTEC
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oil usage in VTEC
I've been searching the forums for threads on this problem. Found a few. But am unsure of how "common" this actually is.
I've only noticed it recently. After the flat run though 1,2,3,4 to 9000RPM I checked the oil and it's now 2 X's down on the dipstick.
the car still has low km's but is already broken in (as per my battery not charging thread). Will this change over time? At this rate I think if I was in VTEC for a long time I'd loose all oil.
What's everyone's experience here?
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I've only noticed it recently. After the flat run though 1,2,3,4 to 9000RPM I checked the oil and it's now 2 X's down on the dipstick.
the car still has low km's but is already broken in (as per my battery not charging thread). Will this change over time? At this rate I think if I was in VTEC for a long time I'd loose all oil.
What's everyone's experience here?
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Wilch, if you're losing oil there's something wrong. Vtec or no Vtec.
We have plenty of S2000's that have spent all weekend driving around Phillip Island - Vtec all the way - and not a drop of oil used.
Even those that have sent out a puff of white smoke at Honda corner have found it difficult to notice on the dipstick.
Apart from the regular change every 5000Kms I have never put a single drop in mine.
We have plenty of S2000's that have spent all weekend driving around Phillip Island - Vtec all the way - and not a drop of oil used.
Even those that have sent out a puff of white smoke at Honda corner have found it difficult to notice on the dipstick.
Apart from the regular change every 5000Kms I have never put a single drop in mine.
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I have found that on long runs with VTEC use, I use no oil but after a fortnight of town driving, I have to top it up.
I did a fast run up to Armidale earlier in the year and took spare oil but didn't need it, but I do regularly top it up at weekends after doing a a few weeks of "rush" hour driving only.
My S2000 has over 61,000 on the clock and I have read many threads about oil usage.
I did a fast run up to Armidale earlier in the year and took spare oil but didn't need it, but I do regularly top it up at weekends after doing a a few weeks of "rush" hour driving only.
My S2000 has over 61,000 on the clock and I have read many threads about oil usage.
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I didn't start checking my oil until after about 45,000 and this was after I had read many threads and had a colleague with a newer car that had an engine failure.
My car has been properly serviced every 10,000 and when I checked it I had done 1 track day at Wakefield, a fast two day run to Mudgee, a two week trip around Indy through New England and Sunshine Coast plus many weekends of flying around the Central Coast and Hunter.
When I checked the oil it was at the very bottom of the dip stick, way past the X's! Now I can feel the car tightening and being less responsive when the oil drops.
My car has been properly serviced every 10,000 and when I checked it I had done 1 track day at Wakefield, a fast two day run to Mudgee, a two week trip around Indy through New England and Sunshine Coast plus many weekends of flying around the Central Coast and Hunter.
When I checked the oil it was at the very bottom of the dip stick, way past the X's! Now I can feel the car tightening and being less responsive when the oil drops.
