yikes

Hi all,

I have a 2000 SiR B16A2 motor in my car...it burns about 1L (10w30) every 5K. This car is a daily driver and it's driven normal (rarely ever redlining, etc). I might redline it 3-4 times for a few seconds in the 5000KM, so its not beat on. I was told that this is normal for an sir motor. Can someone confirm this? I was also told this is normal if u beat on the car a lot but this is not the case here.

Would the motor burn less if I use different oil? 5w30? synthetic? I'm not sure if gas has anything to do with it but I always run 91 Super. Does the motor maybe need a new gasket?

Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

starboy869

I believe 5w30 is what is recommended for the SiR engine. If you worried about oil consumption I would see about getting a compression test done on your engine. 1L every 5,0000km with travel into the upper 5k+ often seems about right.

yikes

Thanks for the response,

I heard 5w30 should be used as well but I was told b/c its thinner, it will burn even more? I was thinking about grabbing a compression tester and running a test... Also, I don't drive in the upper 5+K often...I daily drive this car local..non highway.

starboy869

Well it's thinner but if burns more then there's issues ie. piston rings with your engine. any chance have you changed your PCV valve out? it's located on the intake manifold.

chris_v2

I would run a 10w30 in the summertime, that may help with your burning situation. Also like starboy said, changing the PCV is very easy and will help with oil consumption if the valve is plugged.

But to answer your question.. 1L between oil changes is completely normal for your motor.

starboy869

When I got my pcv valve it was like $10 from napa or $30 at the dealer. This was 3 or 4yrs ago tho.

yikes

Thanks for the responses,

I will definitely look into replacing that PCV...are the aftermarkets ok to use though to save a few bucks or is it not worth it? I never realized 1L is the norm..does anyone mention this when selling cars? If a new owner is not aware of this the motor will blow in no time..

mr cheesetoe

5-20 for your car. If you service your own car, you should get in the habit of checking the fluids weekly. If not, take it to the dealer.
10-30 just means you oil is less viscous (thicker) at startup temp. If anything, run 10-20 in the winter

starboy869

WoW you work for Honda R&D? I had an 2000 SiR and what was recommend from Honda was 5w30 year round.

mr cheesetoe

Yeah, when it comes down to it, it probably doesn't make much of a diff, but everyone seems to have been recommended different oil weights. I was told by my dealer that 5-20 was the stuff. But it makes sense to me that if my engine was consuming more oil, I would switch to a heavier weight oil, to help slow it slow it down a bit.

SilverSleeper

How many K's on your SiR? If it's quite a bit then I'd suggest moving up to a heavier weight oil. My car has over 180k and I now run 10w30 in the summer.

The 5-20 spec for new car is one of the ways car companies use to meet EPA standards/mileage requirements because it's thinner when heated.

rascles

id like to know the mileage aswell. sounds like your hitting 8thousand a few times a day

Cablerat

20w50 in the summer is fine..

I remember my old 90 LS integra would burn out 5w30 pretty quickly. Switching to 20w50 in the summer made a huge difference.. didn't require any top-up between changes.

mr cheesetoe

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bananax

my b16 motor also burns about the same amount, except it only does it after an oil change when the oil is fresh, after about 1500km it slows down. I probably use 3/5 of a 1L bottle of oil every oil change.

zippo_kid

get some oil stabilizer my engine also burns oil and it seems to help a bit.

k20adre

have you see 5-50?

MrX

5w40 + 0.5L lucas.

MPR

My b16a2 burns roughly 1/2 to 1L oil between oil changes, tho my oil changes are closer to 8-10k cause I use full synthetic, and at 5k the oil still looks new.

They do burn oil, but sounds like yours might be burning a little more.

How many km's on the motor?

Cablerat

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