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95 Odyssey burning 2 qts per oil change ??
Hi all,
My Odyssey, with only about 75K miles, is going through almost 2 qts of oil per change (every 3000m). So that is about 1 qt of oil per 1500 miles. This seems excessive to me. The car runs fine and there is no obvious oil in the exhaust smoke. Is this something to worry about? The dealer told me last year that one qt per oil change was OK, but now it is getting worse.... TIA, Chuck Connell 781-939-0505 (office) http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page |
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Chuck Connell wrote:
> Hi all, > > My Odyssey, with only about 75K miles, is going through almost 2 qts of oil > per change (every 3000m). So that is about 1 qt of oil per 1500 miles. This > seems excessive to me. The car runs fine and there is no obvious oil in the > exhaust smoke. Is this something to worry about? The dealer told me last > year that one qt per oil change was OK, but now it is getting worse.... > > TIA, > Chuck Connell > 781-939-0505 (office) > http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page > > ----------------------------- That's not really bad, Chuck, but you might find your PCV is stuck open .. . . It will suck the vapour out of the crankcase like crazy and burn it invisibly. Our '95 ody had PCV issues too. 'Curly' |
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"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote
> Chuck Connell wrote: > > My Odyssey, with only about 75K miles, is going through almost 2 qts of oil > > per change (every 3000m). So that is about 1 qt of oil per 1500 miles. This > > seems excessive to me. The car runs fine and there is no obvious oil in the > > exhaust smoke. Is this something to worry about? The dealer told me last > > year that one qt per oil change was OK, but now it is getting worse.... > > That's not really bad, Chuck, but you might find your PCV is stuck open > . . . It will suck the vapour out of the crankcase like crazy and burn > it invisibly. > > Our '95 ody had PCV issues too. To bark further up the PCV valve tree-- How's the fuel mileage? Have you noticed a lot of oil on the lower part of the engine exterior? Oil dripping on the garage floor, maybe? There really should be none. A malfunctioning PCV valve can reduce engine efficiency notably. If, instead of the valve being stuck open, it's actually clogged, then this may compromise various oil seals, allowing the oil to leak out. |
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Also what kind of oil are you using. Some seem to evaporate over time.
"Caroline" > wrote in message link.net... > "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote >> Chuck Connell wrote: >> > My Odyssey, with only about 75K miles, is going through > almost 2 qts of oil >> > per change (every 3000m). So that is about 1 qt of oil per > 1500 miles. This >> > seems excessive to me. The car runs fine and there is no > obvious oil in the >> > exhaust smoke. Is this something to worry about? The dealer > told me last >> > year that one qt per oil change was OK, but now it is getting > worse.... >> >> That's not really bad, Chuck, but you might find your PCV is > stuck open >> . . . It will suck the vapour out of the crankcase like crazy > and burn >> it invisibly. >> >> Our '95 ody had PCV issues too. > > To bark further up the PCV valve tree-- > > How's the fuel mileage? Have you noticed a lot of oil on the > lower part of the engine exterior? Oil dripping on the garage > floor, maybe? There really should be none. > > A malfunctioning PCV valve can reduce engine efficiency notably. > If, instead of the valve being stuck open, it's actually clogged, > then this may compromise various oil seals, allowing the oil to > leak out. > > |
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