oil problem - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

blacksi00 · 11-09-2002, 06:00 PM

what up, hey i was checking my oil level and today and noticed that the level of the oil was below the first line (the lowest line). i checked for leaks in the garage, and i didn't see any at all. could the cause of this be from hard driving? i ask this because i tend to drive my car up in the VTEC range often. also, i've done a couple quarter mile runs with my car. i also heard the theory that if you run the car hard, it'll burn oil? is this the case? well in any case, i filled up the oil back to the nominal level. what's goin on here?

peace

nachomanjr2 · 11-10-2002, 02:18 AM

All gasoline engines burn oil, the harder you drive, the more oil your burning, if you think its a major problem, you can usually smell it, or if your exhaust tip is blackened quite badly. if you just keep an eye on the level for a bit and see when it drops, you'll probably notice that its nothing to worry about

blacksi00 · 11-10-2002, 03:02 PM

cool thanks. what does it smell like by the way? is it a foul smell? because when i was driving it hard, i smelt some odd smell, allmost like a rotten egg or something. could that have been it?

AF22 · 11-10-2002, 04:06 PM

My car is now burning 1 quart a week, with 18,000 miles. Back in 10,000 miles, i could relien all day and have no oil lost. I'm goign in to teh dealer tuesday...

b16a2racer · 11-10-2002, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by blacksi00
cool thanks. what does it smell like by the way? is it a foul smell? because when i was driving it hard, i smelt some odd smell, allmost like a rotten egg or something. could that have been it?

rotten egg oder = clutch burn

blacksi00 · 11-10-2002, 05:47 PM

wooops, not rotten, hmmmm...how would i explain it... sorry i shouldn't have said rotten egg....ehhh, whatever, im taking it to honda for the 30k mile checkup anyway thanks

nachomanjr2 · 11-10-2002, 11:58 PM

im assuming you know what normal oil smells like, now think of that smell, but heated up, so that its got a bit of a "burnt smell" to it, if you open your hood after long periods of driving, enough to get the engine hot, you should be able to smell something. also check your exhaust tip. lots of black buildup = not good.
especially for an engine with 30k miles.