xluben 10+ year member
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i have a 99 honda accord I4 2.3L with a manual transmission.
everytime i fill up my gas tank (300-400 miles) i have to put about 1 quart of oil in!
i don't get enough leaking to puddle under my car, but last time my car was in the shop the mechanic said it could be leaking a bit around the headgasket. also, if i accelerate hard (5-6k+ rmps) i can see some black smoke out of the tailpipe, but none under normal driving (and i don't accelerate like that very often).
is this something i should be concerned with, or should i just keep adding oil?
is there anything i can do (cheaply) to try and help?
i don't think i have the money to get the headgasket changed at the moment. i have tried going from 5w-30 to 10w-30, but it didn't help. i will be going back to 5w-30 for the next oil change (winter).
thanks!
also, can anyone recommend me to any good honda tech sites?
everytime i fill up my gas tank (300-400 miles) i have to put about 1 quart of oil in!
i don't get enough leaking to puddle under my car, but last time my car was in the shop the mechanic said it could be leaking a bit around the headgasket. also, if i accelerate hard (5-6k+ rmps) i can see some black smoke out of the tailpipe, but none under normal driving (and i don't accelerate like that very often).
is this something i should be concerned with, or should i just keep adding oil?
is there anything i can do (cheaply) to try and help?
i don't think i have the money to get the headgasket changed at the moment. i have tried going from 5w-30 to 10w-30, but it didn't help. i will be going back to 5w-30 for the next oil change (winter).
thanks!
also, can anyone recommend me to any good honda tech sites?