Re: 1999 Prelude and burnt Oil - GTcarz - Automotive forums for cars & trucks.

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:25 AM

levittd

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Re: 1999 Prelude and burnt Oil

"RJA" <rja@cinci.rr.comm> wrote in message
news:WCLJa.1868$ND.1171@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Looks like these Preludes are not fit for tons of highway driving. My
1999
> Prelude is burning oil at alarming rates (about a qt. a week) after a few
> years of highway driving at 80mph and about 84 miles per day. At least
> that's what the mechanic says. Honda says that a high performance sports
> car like mine can burn 1qt of oil per 1000 miles and that's not unusual.
> Wasn't happening before though. Anyone else having this issue? It's only
> got 72K on it.

My 86 Civic Wagon (180,250 km) doesn't lose a drop between changes at 3500
km. So that can't be normal.
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