hey guys I am back with another question. How can I tell if my car isburning oil? I am very narotic about my car lol. its the only car we havethat works and i cant afford for anymore repairs.

You could put some cardboard or newspaper under the car when you parkit in your driveway and see if it drips. If it doesn't drip, yet youare losing oil, you are burining it.If it is indeed burning oil, it could be your PVC valve and that is avery inexpensive replacement and easily replaced part, if you do ityourself.If it is leaking, it could be a seal somwhere and those can be trickierto find because oil tends to travel.I'd consider how much oil is lost. If you have to add some once it awhile, it can be lived with and is not a big deal. Just make sure younever let it run low.Remco

how to tell if car is burning oil

Mar 27, 2005 21 Replies

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rynniki 21 years ago

thanks guys so much for helping,yes we have all the service records for the car ,also the timing belt was changed right before we bought the car.also the car has 125,000 miles on it

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Eric 21 years ago

As long as you take care of this unit, you shouldn't really have too much of a problem with oil burning. My '88 Civic has 233K miles and I rarely have to add oil between oil changes done on a 3K mile interval.

Eric

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