91 prelude SR. oil problem.

[gtown]

I have a 91 prelude SR and it eats oil mad.. like every 1000km I need to put in a quart of oil. I use castrol 5w-30. There are no drips on ground and there isnt any blue smoke or white smoke. There was a small and I mean small oil pan gasket leak but nothing major.. Any ideas on what could be causing the mass depletion in oil??

Chris

[GTS Jeff]

That's not insane oil consumption...in fact I think that 1L/1500km (or something like that) is within Honda specs.

Either way, it's probably worth your time to fix the leak.

[heavyD]

Honda engines consume oil. That is completely normal in my experience.

[QuasarCav]

I'm using about 1L per 1500 km's on my low milage B18.

If you spend alot of time near red-line or at high speeds it's just a fact of life. It could also be a serious engine problem but if you dont see blue out the exhuast like a cabby than dont worry.

[AutodreamMarvin]

It's a common problem for B21A1 equipped preludes like yours to consume oil. They used nikasil liners for the cylinders which ate through rings.

Best bet is to go get a JDM B20A. As the only way to fix the problem properly is to change the rings and to re-sleeve the motor.