Oil Consumption??? What do you think?
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From: Bountiful
The only problem I have with my car is a weak clutch. I was responding to a post earlier when a large percentage of this board agreed it is ok for S to consume oil. The post clearly says "What are your thoughts". After doing a little research I found this car is marketed as a High performace/ low mantainance car, which it is quite the contrary. I love my car, and even after the hard top, $1200 full frontal clear bra, front lip spoiler, side strakes and the custom S2000 logo car cover I still dont regret any penny I spent on the car. As you probably read in my initial post I have 22,000 miles in the first year which means I really like to drive. While I drive with the top down screaming at 9000 RPM's, I can honestly say, buyers remorse it the furthest thing from my mind.
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From: STOCKTON
Lets clear up some misconceptions.
First, it is perfectly normal for the S2k to burn oil.
Just because a particular S2k does not burn oil, does not mean that engine is better, faster, longer lasting, prettier, better smelling, or any other way you care to describe it.
I have seen no data to dispute the above statement, no any data to suggest that an engine that burns more oil than the other guy generates more or less HP & Torque.
Some people seem to gloat that they burn almost no oil, while there are those that are peeing their pants when they consume a quart every 1000 miles.
There is nothing to suggest that one engine is superior to the other, to the contrary, you could make a case(in theory anyway) that the oil burner might generate additional HP.
Just enjoy the thing and check your oil every fill up.
First, it is perfectly normal for the S2k to burn oil.
Just because a particular S2k does not burn oil, does not mean that engine is better, faster, longer lasting, prettier, better smelling, or any other way you care to describe it.
I have seen no data to dispute the above statement, no any data to suggest that an engine that burns more oil than the other guy generates more or less HP & Torque.
Some people seem to gloat that they burn almost no oil, while there are those that are peeing their pants when they consume a quart every 1000 miles.
There is nothing to suggest that one engine is superior to the other, to the contrary, you could make a case(in theory anyway) that the oil burner might generate additional HP.
Just enjoy the thing and check your oil every fill up.
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From: Torrance
HI All:
I wrote the piece for Honda printed just above what SJSHARKS said. Both are completely correct.
If you guys (and girls) knew of the engineering that was involved in your engines you would be even more proud than you are now. The pistons are very low friction (very little skirt to rub in the cyls.) the piston rings are very thin, (less friction, less weight). etc, etc. Sometimes the cost of a steep learning curve is other factors
The cylinder liners are state of the art, no cast iron stuff here.
There was an article at speedvision.com about how much oil was consumed in a F1 Car but the link does not work any more. It said that F1 cars consume 17.5 gallons in a 24 hour race.
Honda cars are not designed to burn oil but there is a break in period where they might. The S2000 has a longer period, Get over it.
Spent2much has other issues that need to be addressed somewhere else.
>>Just enjoy the thing and check your oil every fill up.<<
;-)
Woodwork
I wrote the piece for Honda printed just above what SJSHARKS said. Both are completely correct.
If you guys (and girls) knew of the engineering that was involved in your engines you would be even more proud than you are now. The pistons are very low friction (very little skirt to rub in the cyls.) the piston rings are very thin, (less friction, less weight). etc, etc. Sometimes the cost of a steep learning curve is other factors
The cylinder liners are state of the art, no cast iron stuff here.
There was an article at speedvision.com about how much oil was consumed in a F1 Car but the link does not work any more. It said that F1 cars consume 17.5 gallons in a 24 hour race.
Honda cars are not designed to burn oil but there is a break in period where they might. The S2000 has a longer period, Get over it.
Spent2much has other issues that need to be addressed somewhere else.
>>Just enjoy the thing and check your oil every fill up.<<
;-)
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From: La Habra
Oil consumption is the LAST item I'd complain about. And I add maybe a quart per 1K miles. If you think the amount of oil blown by the rings has nothing to do with piston speed then you're smoking something other than oil. I'm not actually claiming unusual piston speed by design but most of us drive the S at redline as much as we can. Most other cars run out of steam at high revs so the driver shifts. Not the S. It feels great right up to the limiter.
I also have plenty of complaints about my S: the 1-2 grind is a stupid problem, why advertise sub-6 second 0-60 if it OFTEN damages the car (and gets hassled at warranty fix), plastic rear window damage sucks, power window switch partly fails, ... etcetera.
Another poster is right to suggest the rear tire wear is unusually fast. They are great dry tires but have no wear life. The average buyer might complain, but not any sport-motorcycle riders.
I also have plenty of complaints about my S: the 1-2 grind is a stupid problem, why advertise sub-6 second 0-60 if it OFTEN damages the car (and gets hassled at warranty fix), plastic rear window damage sucks, power window switch partly fails, ... etcetera.
Another poster is right to suggest the rear tire wear is unusually fast. They are great dry tires but have no wear life. The average buyer might complain, but not any sport-motorcycle riders.
