Originally Posted by
talonXracer
The Kseries goes through alot of oil, it is due to the unusually high oil pressure required for VTEC and VTC. This increased oil pressure and volume is pumped through the main bearings were it escapes under very high pressures and it is whipped up into a very dense oil vapor, this oil vapor exits the engine case via the PCV and is burned off.
Use of the 20 weight swill exaggerates this affect.
The owners manual expressly states that you check your oil level at each and every fuel fill-up for this EXACT reason, so stop being lazy and check it!
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