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From: gvcormack@watdaisy.UUCP (Gordon V. Cormack)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Mysterious oil consumption. ('75 Civic)
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Date: Sun, 9-Jun-85 14:45:43 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  9 14:45:43 1985
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> My 1975 Honda Civic 1200 requires 1 qt of oil to be added every 250-300 miles.
>

This is "normal" for old Honda Civics.  They still run fine and don't
have any visible smoke.  I had a Honda that got 25 miles/quart
(rusted rings).  It smelled a bit, but wasn't a real smoker.
Replacing the rings (which is very easy on this car) got the oil
consumption back to about 2000 mi/quart.

The compression is generally fine because it is the oil control
rings that screw up.  Because the compression is good, the oil is
burned well, and there is little smoke.
-- 
Gordon V. Cormack      CS Department, University of Waterloo
   gvcormack@watdaisy.uucp     gvcormack%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet