# 2011 Acura MDX - Oil consumption **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines, acura\ **Created:** [August 27, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-acura-mdx-oil-consumption/178985 "2021-08-27T04:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlueDog27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@BlueDog27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BlueDog27)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-acura-mdx-oil-consumption/178985/1 "2021-08-27T04:59:30Z")
engine burns 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles 2011 MDX ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-acura-mdx-oil-consumption/178985/2 "2021-08-27T10:45:35Z")
And? On an old car that may not be unusual, but could be a leak, faulty PCV, could be piston rings, or lack of preventative maintenance. Honda **might** even say that is acceptable on a **new** vehicle. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-acura-mdx-oil-consumption/178985/3 "2021-08-27T13:33:12Z")
That amount of consumption is inconvenient, but tolerable.