why am i burning oil?

ilovemyd16 · Post by **ilovemyd16** » Tue May 31, 2011 3:48 am

why does my y7 burn so much oil. i burnt two quarts of oil from the last oil change what the hell do i do

deetz · Post by **deetz** » Tue May 31, 2011 3:54 am

could be many things, from bad valve seals, to h/g, to rings, need more info on car, like mods andfd mileage

ilovemyd16 · Post by **ilovemyd16** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:00 am

well its a 97 civic dx with nothing but a aem short ram and a ebay axle back. 151k miles on it

deetz · Post by **deetz** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:04 am

check plugs, then do a leakdown or have a shop to a proper leakdown/compression test

ilovemyd16 · Post by **ilovemyd16** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:08 am

thanks i just bought ngk plugs i should put them in i guess

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:20 am

Welcome to owning a high mileage Honda.

Burning one quart of oil every 1,000 miles is still considered normal according to Honda. Make sure to check your engine oil regularly and that there are no external engine oil leaks.

ilovemyd16 · Post by **ilovemyd16** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:25 am

will do lol should i rebuild this thing before i turbo?:stickman:

Thatoneguy · Post by **Thatoneguy** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:31 am

ilovemyd16;265963 wrote:will do lol should i rebuild this thing before i turbo?:stickman:

Yes!

Or better yet swap in a b18b and build on that, then turbo later on.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:38 am

ilovemyd16;265963 wrote:will do lol should i rebuild this thing before i turbo?:stickman:

Well, it's not going to help your oil consumption.

If it were my car, I would do a compression test first. If compression is still within range and I only wanted to make a maximum of 180 WHP, I would turbocharge it so long as I used a proper setup. This means quality parts with an adequate crankcase ventilation setup, fuel system, EMS and tune.

Another thing to keep in mind is D16Yx engines tend to have bearing issues near the 150k mile mark. It wouldn't be a bad idea to keep a spare around just in case. They're cheap enough now days.

ilovemyd16 · Post by **ilovemyd16** » Tue May 31, 2011 4:39 am

wanna do a turbo y7 lol bit thanks for all the help