Update. Firstly, I apologize for hijacking someone elses post. After a complete tear down and rebuild with new rings and a head job under warranty by a honda dealer, the car now uses between 700 ml and 800 ml of honda oil every 1000 km. I don't have anything good to say about the f#@^wit who did this work on our POS. The f#@^wit so called technician does not even know how to check the oil level. Always half a litre overful after a service. Car has undergone another oil consumption test at a different honda dealer, for the last 6000 km. This service manager is doing the right thing by us. It is again in the hands of honda warranty goons. So we will see what happens after Xmas. Thanx