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The '08-'11 Accords are well known oil burners according to CarComplaints. The '07-'09 Camry had issues with it as well, Toyota had to extend the warranty. Now Hyundai is having the same problem in the Sonata.
OP, go buy yourself one of those LiquiVac pumps, and vacuum out the excess oil through the dipstick tube. I wouldn't say a word about it, two can play that game.
Unless your vac-u-pump has a hose the same size as the dipstick this doesn't work.
I ordered a vac pump from Amazon thinking the same thing. I was going to go the easy way with my 97 LeSabre. Come to find out that if the dipstick twists as it is inserted there is just a very narrow slot at the end of the dipstick tube only large enough to allow the dipstick to pass through.
This, however, was my own experience with this. Others may have better luck.
Now that the Honda fanboys have beat their chest, yes, Honda has been having oil consumption issues for several years now. The issue is not the rings, it has to do with how Honda makes their Displacement on Demand work....and for most Hondas, it's not working very good. The best advise I can give you is to find a chip that eliminates the DOD feature and the problem should go away. But you need to know hiway fuel mileage is going to drop. By how much depends on your driving habits but expect at least 2 mpgs down.
The OP has a 4-cylinder 2.4 engine in the Accord, which does not have a variable displacement feature, unlike the V6 Honda engines, some of which do have variable displacement.
As to the picture, yes, the oil level appears to be overfilled as it should be at the top circle on a Honda dipstick, and you add when it gets to the lower circle. Have you had oil changed at this dealership previously? It could just be a tech who does not pay attention to the exact levels and just adds what they think is correct. The 4-cylinder engine uses less oil than the 6-cylinder, not a large amount, but you need 4.4 quarts in the 4 and 4.5 in the 6. They could have filled it as if it were a 6-cylinder, by mistake, which would show high on the dipstick. I am not sure how high it would show, since you'd need both engines with fresh oil changes for comparison, but that could be part of the issue.
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You do know your suppose to wipe it off, then reinsert the dipstick to get a proper check? It looks exactly like you just pulled it out and took the pic to me.
You do know your suppose to wipe it off, then reinsert the dipstick to get a proper check? It looks exactly like you just pulled it out and took the pic to me.
Unless it has sat all night, then it's usually accurate just by pulling it out.
Unless your vac-u-pump has a hose the same size as the dipstick this doesn't work.
I ordered a vac pump from Amazon thinking the same thing. I was going to go the easy way with my 97 LeSabre. Come to find out that if the dipstick twists as it is inserted there is just a very narrow slot at the end of the dipstick tube only large enough to allow the dipstick to pass through.
This, however, was my own experience with this. Others may have better luck.
You do know your suppose to wipe it off, then reinsert the dipstick to get a proper check? It looks exactly like you just pulled it out and took the pic to me.
yea. this was pulled, wiped, inserted, and pulled.
Received an extended warranty notice in the mail regarding oil consumption issues of which I'm no stranger to.
So the process is an oil consumption test. Basically Honda does an oil change (and charges you) and has you come back ever 1000 miles for 3000 miles. They measure how much oil is consumed each time and then decide what to do.
The ultimate repair is to replace the rings I think.
I had read a few anecdotes of dealers being very shady with this entire thing and overfilling on the oil change to make it appear all is well and the vehicle isn't really burning.
Anyhow just got my first oil change to begin the test and decided to check after 50 miles.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories but this does look quite full. Let me know your thoughts. The picture isn't great but the oil extends well past the 2nd mark on the dipstick.
If it is supposed to be between the holes it is way overfilled. I know GM dipsticks only.
Are you seeing blue smoke on start up?
Both 7th and 8th gen 4-cylinder Accords have an oil consumption issue. My '05 takes about a quart between changes (170K mi, changes every 5k). I haven't had any issues but I realize that I have to periodically check the oil level.
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