change to heavier oil so burn less?

[rebuild]

Getting oil-soot on back of bumper. (516k miles) Someone said to go to a heavier weight oil - would you agree? I run Castrol 10W40. What would you recommend going to?

[ShyBoyCA6]

I never heard of a 3G burning oil and no 10 30W is good for these cars or 40w too no higher and we already have a thread about oil weight

[rebuild]

I'll go hunt for the thread if it addresses this problem. I have seen 3Gs burning oil badly before and over time those rings wear and from what I hear, the cylinders can become oval-shaped which can allow oil to get burned. It happens.

[cygnus x-1]

Getting oil-soot on back of bumper. (516k miles) Someone said to go to a heavier weight oil - would you agree? I run Castrol 10W40. What would you recommend going to?



I know it's a Honda, but damn! That's a lot of miles. Go ahead and try some 20W50 and see if it helps. It won't hurt anything, except it might crank slower when it's really cold out.


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[gp02a0083]

that and with the 20w-50 you might see higher oil pressures more so when the engine is cold

[LxAcc510]

I've been told to use 20w50 only if you do a lot of high end with the revs..otherwise it'll be too heavy? :dunno: