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Originally Posted by Scottyz
Every engine burns oil. Some more than others. I have driven my ZLE hard since day one. It barely burns any oil. All vehicles we have bought new we’re driven pretty hard and really didn’t use oil. One car my dad purchased that was babied early on used quite a bit of oil.
This is my observation and I’ve been a licensed tech for over 25 years. I never go by the factory break in. That’s just my 2 cents.
Do as you please.
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It seems like that is a true statement, in theory every engine HAS to burn some oil right?
But my last 2 daily drivers have been Acura MDXs, 10k miles per year each, and neither one has ever had any noticeable oil consumption between changes--over ~7k+ miles between change until the "change oil" service light came on with a service contract so I didn't change it sooner. The oil level always stays EXACTLY at the top line where it was when it was filled, not a hair under.
I drive these SH-AWD MDXs hard, they're pretty quick and handle like a nice sedan so I frequently wind out the RPMs in the canyons near my house in the LA hills. This speaks to the quality of Honda V6 motors, they seem to be manufactured with more precision than other mfrs, even the much more expensive brands.