5th Oil. what oil do u use?

[vtek]

thats the cause. You can probly run it from H to L on the dipstick if you drive it extremely hard like on track etc.

i vtec every 1 to 3rd always from my driving overall 95% the time i hit vtec can that be the reason why im burning alot of oil?

[Hans Bond]

Yes I think so.. but I'm not really sure why it is. I ocassionaly hit vtec (only 3 times in the last 3000k) and my oil stay in the same level

i vtec every 1 to 3rd always from my driving overall 95% the time i hit vtec can that be the reason why im burning alot of oil?

[FiniX]

gg me then hehe

[aaronng]

i vtec every 1 to 3rd always from my driving overall 95% the time i hit vtec can that be the reason why im burning alot of oil?

I've kept my car from 4500 to 7300rpm for a total of 90 minutes in one day during track and I didn't burn oil. It depends how well the first owner looked after the engine and whether you let the engine warm up before you start fanging it.

[Geraus]

yeh ive been hittin vtec alot , i was racing my mates r33 turbo(no not on the streets at our track), his skyline was a auto..mine was a manaul it was a fair race but.. when his boost was finished, my vtec was still goin so i was up a lil bit...anyways i went to the honda dealer i asked for the PCV valve or something 43$ .. or could you tell me the actuall name for it again? What do i need?...

[vtek]

Why dont you take it to someone to diagnose the problem first before buying parts?

[FiniX]

coz these days everywere u take it dont know much about the cars.. all old time mechanics. and not much honda guys out there.. and original dealers cost heaps

[aaronng]

yeh ive been hittin vtec alot , i was racing my mates r33 turbo(no not on the streets at our track), his skyline was a auto..mine was a manaul it was a fair race but.. when his boost was finished, my vtec was still goin so i was up a lil bit...anyways i went to the honda dealer i asked for the PCV valve or something 43$ .. or could you tell me the actuall name for it again? What do i need?...

PCV valve is right. But you don't need to get it from Honda. A generic one should cost you like $10-15. It's just a fitting with a 1-way spring door in it. Just make sure you get the right spring strength (or just PM destrukshn )

[Hans Bond]

Geraus: I just found this thread from www.preludeaustralia.com

http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=27380

seems there's oil leak problem for 97 model:

Oil leak: Sudden oil loss and resultant severe engine damage could be the result of front balance shaft oil plug popping out. (1997)

[Geraus]

Cool thanks

[vtek]

you will know if the balance shaft pops out, you would lose 5 litres in like 5 minutes.

Geraus: I just found this thread from www.preludeaustralia.com

http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=27380

seems there's oil leak problem for 97 model:

Oil leak: Sudden oil loss and resultant severe engine damage could be the result of front balance shaft oil plug popping out. (1997)

[vtek]

Yeah alright let the forumers diagnose the problem, thats really going to help.

coz these days everywere u take it dont know much about the cars.. all old time mechanics. and not much honda guys out there.. and original dealers cost heaps