# 2008 Honda Odyssey started consuming more oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-odyssey-started-consuming-more-oil/124906>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [September 13, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-odyssey-started-consuming-more-oil/124906 "2018-09-13T02:34:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JakeAnderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JakeAnderson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JakeAnderson)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-odyssey-started-consuming-more-oil/124906/1 "2018-09-13T02:34:34Z")

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Our '08 Honda Odyssey is burning oil after years of not a drop. One mechanic says it’s a known issue when 2 of the 6 cylinders shut down on the highway and the lack of combustion causes the rings to leak. Another said those engines need a “lower end” tuneup, expensive to get down there. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-odyssey-started-consuming-more-oil/124906/2 "2018-09-13T14:54:05Z")

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If it’s less than a quart in 2000 miles just drive on.  
Some brand new cars use that much and more.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-odyssey-started-consuming-more-oil/124906/3 "2018-09-13T17:15:05Z")

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How much is it burning? It would help to know that.