itr oil consuption

[Jomsy]

Little bit worried bout this, my '00 itr used enough oil so it didnt show on the dipstick after only 3000kms, its not leaking or smoky out the exhaust, what sort of oil consuption are you guys getting

[wlee2]

i would say best get someone to look at it. if its not leeking and u cant see oil on a dipstick. u not checking the car on a incline ground are you? flat surface good =P..

i think mine takes in 4 liters of engine oil.. from empty

thats about as much dodgy advice i can give ya =P..

[whtdc2]

I think all the DC2 drink a lot of oil, same as my old DC2, at the end of every track day, I have to top it up b4 I drove home, but now the Dc5 not a single drop needed.

[itr025]

hmmm better keep a check on mine ;)

[whtdc2]

you better keep an eye on the oil Andy!!

[IRI]

I guess it depends on how your driving it, but I drive it fairly hard on occasion and it's never gone through the whole lot in 3000kms.... but i do top up every now and then between 5000kms servicing, but a max of about 400-500ml between 5000km intervals.

[itr025]

I think B-series engine has been known to drink a bit of oil. Obviously the amount will vary from engine to engine. A check every now and then won't hurt... should be doing that with any car I guess.

[Jomsy]

good to no they use a bit of oil, suppose ive been giving it heaps and only doing really short trips

[Fattony]

My dr2 uses some oil, for instance a i left it 3000km overdue for a service, and the vtec stop working bacuase of lack of oil, between the recent service intervel i been thrashing the shit out of the car and i went through all the oil 1000clicks before the serveice was due. So i doubt it is 2 out of the ordinary

[THE_MASS]

i myself own a dc2 Vtir and have to top it up every few thousand km's. but only about 500ml- 700mls. i guess, like everyone has said, it all depends on how you drive it...
i always check the fluids of the car in the morning... its a habit that ive picked up from my old car which had a few problems... best thing to do is to keep an eye on it, and check levels frequently!

[edw-R]

Yeah. It is a normal problem with dc2R.

[type one]

sh*t i never had that problem...but then again i had a "special" engine... so can't be compared.

[FANATK]

I got a DC5R, and in the honda manual it says
"The rate of oil consumption can be up to 1 litre per 1,000km. Consumption is likely to be higher when the engine is new."

its in the Service Station Procedures - oil check section

i was suprised reading that, i thought a litre every 1k is alot?! but is it sort of reassuring if your oil on low after 5k

didnt say its a problem if it does consume a litre every 1k such as contact your local honda service centre etc

[itr025]

sh*t i never had that problem...but then again i had a "special" engine... so can't be compared.

Yeah, plus it was never tracked. :(

[OZ#227]

I think it's got more to do with how the car was "run-in". I know, we don't really need to Run-in engine anymore.... However.... Look at the problems some ITR's have. I used dino oil for the first 10,000kms, then switched to Mobil1. Never flogged to car when cold and regular oil changes.

I've just switched from Mobil1 0W-40 to 10W-30 Synth.
It used to use a couple a 100mls between Oil changes (10K). But now with the 10W-30 it doesn't use any, unless tracked, Then it needs a liitle top-up. But again not much. anyway, it should use oil at the track.
VTEC all Day..... Ohhh Yeah!!!

[00dc2]

its all about how hard you drive it and how har a life its had.

mine practically doesnt drink anything.. only when i go for a blast..

when your hard on the car check the oil and top it up..

its all logical