Honda acceptable oil burn rate

On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:58:21 +0000 (UTC), Tegger >
wrote:

>"TE Chea" > wrote in :
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>>| >> 1.1 qt of oil burn per 600 miles can be considered normal.
>> Which type of oil ? Some evaporate > others : the smellier when
>> hot the more evaporative. 1.1 US quart = 1.034 litre for 965.5
>> km is ridiculous.
>> My F20A ( 91,000 km ) between 5000 km ( short distance town
>> use in warm climate ) mineral oil changes, needed <50ml top up
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>50mL? That's less than two ounces, or about the contents of a shot glass.
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>How on earth are you managing to reliably measure a two ounce drop on a
>dipstick that's marked for 34oz? I calculate this to be 0.7mm movement
>(about 1/32") on the stick, which is impossible to identify with any
>certainty at all.

But this is the almighty Chea. He can detect the performance drain
caused by the electric clock.