Tyler H wrote:chiodos wrote: Im interested in this subject. My miata likes to let the lifters (hla) tick when its due which is convenient usually around 3k. My girlfriends 08 accord burned all the oil in the sump before 3k with 5w-20 (it has a oil "life" sensor thingy) but now we switched to 5w30 its now at 3500 and indicated 50% life left and the oil still looks okay. Not burning anything now...funny how a newish car works with only 80k miles burns more oil than our 250,000mile 27 year old redblockMy buddy got a new 08 Accord and so did his sister as Xmas gifts. Those cars burn oil like it's their job.
There's a TSB out to replace all 4 pistons for oil consumption on the 4cyl cars. If V6 there is a software update to keep VCM from activating as often, helping oil consumption. Also to keep plugs 1-4 from fouling IIRC.
