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Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:43 am
by BETEK
saxophonias wrote:and what oil do you use?
If you asking me. The oil that I use is 5W/40 Zic.
It is not well-know brand but I think is good oil.
I had tried 3-4 brands in the past, the worst oil consumption had Motul.
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:48 pm
by Law_
Mine is Shell Helix Plus 10w40 Fully Sintetic
22/25eur - 5Liters
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:04 pm
by ilya
ilya wrote:Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:26 pm I have run 146,000. 1998
now 160000 4.11
about 1272km in month
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:08 pm
by saxophonias
reached 207.000
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:17 pm
by mynameisowen
Well done! I'm on 108k miles.
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:14 pm
by Rolo
I think it was 166,xxx. And really almost no oil use.
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:55 pm
by hondamake
EJ6 D16Y7 178,000 miles = 285,000 km. Suffering from high oil consumption because of valve reccession. LPG makes for hot exhaust valves, over time they fail to seat properly and oil gets pulled past the stem seals. That's why I'm looking for a temporary engine while I build something clever!
I did once own a Ford Cargo truck that I got past 1,000,000 km. Same engine but 3 gearboxes.
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:41 pm
by saxophonias
so it is true what they say about hondas being prone to valve problems when running lpg
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:57 am
by hondamake
The easy answer is yes! Valve reccession is an issue with all engines running LPG. Some have real problems, most don't. Hondas are very good at handling LPG, particularly if you fit a valve lube system. It must be remembered however that this is a gradual wear problem - not a catastrophic fail event. My D16 has run 150,000 miles over 9yrs on gas it is only now I have a problem. But do the maths:- 150,000 miles = 6,000 gals (27,000ltrs) of petrol at UK prices today = £36,500 (44,000 euro?). If you Know where to look you can buy LPG @ 45p per ltr. That is a saving of £24,000 - I think that's worth the price of a head rebuild!
Re: Post your mileage
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:46 pm
by mynameisowen
Yea I remmember being told about the valve lubrication problems of using LPG. Is it basically that because you are using a fuel with a lower density (i.e. mass flow rate over valve's is lower) it has less of a lubrication/cooling effect on them as opposed to petrol??
What was the cost of installation on your car?