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Anonymous Posted on Apr 18, 2011

I have a 91 Accord that is burning oil somehow but not a visible leak. The dipstick is dry after adding 3 quarts 3 days ago. What should I look for?

  • Anonymous Apr 18, 2011

    There is smoke from the rear and I did put the oil in myself. I only travel locally so only drove about 30 mi he ca or so in that 3 days. T

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If there are no signs of a leak, you must be laying a smoke screen behind you as you drive. To burn three quarts in three days, even if you did 500 miles in that time you would still have visible smoke behind you and there would be signs of oil residue in your exhaust pipe.. Is this the first time that this has happened to you and did you put the oil in yourself or did somebody do it and charge you for oil you did not receive?

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    Hans Pearson Apr 18, 2011

    Glad you got a solution. Feel free to come back to me if you need anymore assistance.

  • Anonymous Apr 18, 2011

    I didn't get a solution. I must have sent my reply incorrectly. I do have smoke coming from the rear but it is only sometimes, like when I accelerate. I only drove the car approx. 30 miles in those 3 days. I put the oil in myself. Any suggestions?

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    Hans Pearson Apr 18, 2011

    Sorry about the misunderstanding and please do not take this wrong, but that is a lot of oil and your symptoms do not cover that kind of consumption. I am wracking my brains trying to work out how so much oil could be burnt up in just 30 miles, that is almost the same amount as the fuel you would use in that distance. It cannot get into the gearbox, if it got into the cylinders it would smother the engine, if it was leaking out you would have pools of oil everywhere.
    Suggestions? Check you spark plugs to see if or which ones are very oily. Have a look if there is oil in your coolant? Check if there is any signs of oil in your exhaust pipe. If the smoke is predominantly when you accelerate, it would be due to worn rings - normally, but that would only be in the region of a quart per 500 miles or so.
    Come back to me with your findings, I will give this some more thought and research in the mean time.

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    Hans Pearson Apr 19, 2011

    Looking at literature, normal oil consumption on an average car with average wear should be about 1 pint in 2700 miles. Sorry if this sounds like an interogation. Before you put the oil in was it showing on dipstick and did the oil light come on at any time like going around corners or braking etc. Another thing it could be is the cylinder head leaking between one of the cylinders and an oil passage, but that would mean the engine would be running on three cylinders and still smoking. Everything I saw says that high oil consumption is caused by leaks, worn valve guides and seals or worn piston rings. With the engine running, can you remove the oil cap without getting a shower of oil or have oils shooting out of the dipstick tube when you pull the stick?

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