I bought this new Honda in February of 2019 and drove it for 3 months. I changed the oil and immediately noticed the oil smelled much stronger of gasoline than any vehicle I've owned prior. I have worked on vehicles, built engines and always done my own services, so I knew when something was off. I came inside and looked online to see if anyone had previously complained of this issue and found that in 2018, the 1.5 earth dreams engine sure enough had just this issue. Though the issue has claimed to be "resolved", I'm not so sure.
I changed the oil and have kept a close eye on it. I use Amsoil boosted XL oil food for 12k miles, but because I am very maintenance oriented, I change the filter after 3000 miles and then I change the oil between 5000 and 7500 miles or when the oil life gauge gets to 20 percent - needless to say my oil is clean. I live in Texas, so cold weather doesn't seem to be a factor in this. My oil levels have been difficult to gauge as it will be full after I change it and then I'll drive a week and it will have increased and I'll have to pull my oil filter and dump it to get back to full mark. I'd hoped it just needed to break in, yet the next oil change also reeked of gasoline.
I again have drained and filled the oil and got very precise again on the level - and if it seems to make its own oil I will certainly know. I can only hope this issue doesn't continue, but in my experience they rarely get better. My fear is that the dilution will be devastating on my rod and main bearings and I'll be stuck with Honda saying it's an acceptable level of fuel dilution of 3% - and when your car only holds 1 gallon of oil, that's significant. If the car was old with many miles I would say it's to be expected, but with a new car it's not the rings, it's fuel blow by somewhere. I shall take to the dealer after this 5000 miles if it increases again. Currently just over 14k miles but it has done this from the first oil change.
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I bought this new Honda in February of 2019 and drove it for 3 months. I changed the oil and immediately noticed the oil smelled much stronger of gasoline than any vehicle I've owned prior. I have worked on vehicles, built engines and always done my own services, so I knew when something was off. I came inside and looked online to see if anyone had previously complained of this issue and found that in 2018, the 1.5 earth dreams engine sure enough had just this issue. Though the issue has claimed to be "resolved", I'm not so sure.
I changed the oil and have kept a close eye on it. I use Amsoil boosted XL oil food for 12k miles, but because I am very maintenance oriented, I change the filter after 3000 miles and then I change the oil between 5000 and 7500 miles or when the oil life gauge gets to 20 percent - needless to say my oil is clean. I live in Texas, so cold weather doesn't seem to be a factor in this. My oil levels have been difficult to gauge as it will be full after I change it and then I'll drive a week and it will have increased and I'll have to pull my oil filter and dump it to get back to full mark. I'd hoped it just needed to break in, yet the next oil change also reeked of gasoline.
I again have drained and filled the oil and got very precise again on the level - and if it seems to make its own oil I will certainly know. I can only hope this issue doesn't continue, but in my experience they rarely get better. My fear is that the dilution will be devastating on my rod and main bearings and I'll be stuck with Honda saying it's an acceptable level of fuel dilution of 3% - and when your car only holds 1 gallon of oil, that's significant. If the car was old with many miles I would say it's to be expected, but with a new car it's not the rings, it's fuel blow by somewhere. I shall take to the dealer after this 5000 miles if it increases again. Currently just over 14k miles but it has done this from the first oil change.
- nocamp, Greenville, US