I run in the new cars (had run in at least 4 new cars) properly the same way, none of my new cars had any problems like this and they were very healthy even though their milage got high.
euro dude intresting with the waranty void...can i know why? since i'm planing to use my own oil (not yet - thinking of the next service)
You can use your own oil. I always used my own oil save for the 1,000km service. It is fine as long as you keep within Honda specifications in the chart above.
I have 06 Euro and no problems with oil consumption. I agree that you should get it looked at by the dealer as soon as possible. The longer you leave it the more "wiggle room" you leave for Honda to do nothing / blame you.
If you have
Used oil that meets Honda's requirements
Had it serviced "properly" at the correct intervals
Not "abused" the engine (e.g. racing, over revving)
Run it in properly (bedded in the rings)
Don't have lots of modifications e.g. super charger
(and it appears that this car is OK on these points) then you have a good case. Have seen various threads on www.acurazine.com forums discussing cases like this and the posters usually get it sorted (rebuilt engines under warranty) but for them it can be a struggle to get there. If I remember correctly, one was for a user under the name of sauceman who had a "long engine" rebuild after proving excessive oil consumption. He was at 141,500 miles (226,000 km) in his 03 TSX as of January 06) so it can be OK after a rebuild !
Have seen various threads on www.acurazine.com forums discussing cases like this and the posters usually get it sorted (rebuilt engines under warranty) but for them it can be a struggle to get there. If I remember correctly, one was for a user under the name of sauceman who had a "long engine" rebuild after proving excessive oil consumption. He was at 141,500 miles (226,000 km) in his 03 TSX as of January 06) so it can be OK after a rebuild !
Hope yours is easier.
I don't think Sauceman had to rebuild his engine. It was Curls who got it. They rebuilt it but it still consumed oil. They replaced the short block and that fixed his oil consumption (1 litre per 1000 km!)
Had it serviced "properly" at the correct intervals
Not "abused" the engine (e.g. racing, over revving)
Run it in properly (bedded in the rings)
Don't have lots of modifications e.g. super charger
Yes I have stuck to the things above,
1. all oils were changed by honda service and they used FEO only.
2. it was only serviced earlier than later as i'm anal about my cars,
3. mum drives it. Track days is my Type R's duty, the euro is given the luxary treatment,
4. I believe it was run in property, i ran it in just like my Type R, which has no problem at all. Gave it some load progressively without going hard on it. Although the car sat in the dealership for 4-5 months before I bought it, I dun think it is a demo, cos it doesn't have much kms on it anyway,
5. euro is totally stock.
I will book for the next service asap and see what is causing the problem.
Originally Posted by che_ryan
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