# Burns oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord, honda\ **Created:** [February 26, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901 "2011-02-26T18:06:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DHENNESSY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@DHENNESSY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DHENNESSY)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/1 "2011-02-26T18:06:12Z")
It only burns oil when the ambient temp is above freezing. Why would this be? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/2 "2011-02-26T18:10:57Z")
What makes you think it is burning oil vs leaking oil? ---
**Author:** ![DHENNESSY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@DHENNESSY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DHENNESSY)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/3 "2011-02-26T19:23:37Z")
A bluish smoke out tailpipe, moderately severe and intermittent ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/4 "2011-02-26T19:59:58Z")
How old is your Accord? 4-cylinder or V6? How many miles on the odometer? How many miles does it take to burn up a quart of oil? ---
**Author:** ![DHENNESSY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@DHENNESSY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DHENNESSY)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/5 "2011-02-26T20:36:22Z")
4 cylinder. 2000. 120,000 2 quarts per tank of gas (300 miles) above freezing, 1 quart per 2 tanks winter. I will not have online access again till Tuesday but will respond to any more questions then. Thank you ---
**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:** [February 27, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/6 "2011-02-27T02:15:08Z")
One quart in 600 miles is marginal, 2 quarts in 300 miles is solid in beaterville. It burns more when warm because warm oil is thinner and pistons fit looser in the warm cylinders. I once saw a Honda burning oil like this and it had severely worn cylinders and partly shattered piston ring lands. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/7 "2011-02-27T02:18:05Z")
Two quarts per tank of gas is excessive. Get rid of this car as quickly as possible. ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burns-oil/61901/8 "2011-02-27T04:53:29Z")
This engine is in boat anchor territory. New engine or new car. Your choice. That rate of oil consumption is outrageous. Even the Prizm/Corollas of the late '90s/early '00s don’t typically burn that much oil.