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I have a 2008 Honda Accord 4cyl 115,000 miles
I have been experiencing high oil consumption since 35,000 miles Honda has finally recalled or issued a service bulletin, and accepted responsibility and identified worn piston rings as the cause of my oil consumption.
After preforming the ring job, the dealer told me that, I needed an oil pump, which was not covered under the recall. The oil light flickers only after the car is fully warmed up, and at a complete stop and in gear. Basically at the lowest possible RPM’s. If i touch the gas peddle ever so lightly the oil light goes away.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Sounds possible, low pressure first shows up at lower idle speeds once the engine is hot and all the metals have expanded leaving larger gaps for the oil to slip through. On high mileage cars it’s usually assumed to be worn out bearings that are letting too much oil go by too quickly, thereby lowering the pressure. But on your car with those low miles, it’s odd to have an oil pressure problem, the oil pump isn’t a particularly common part to fail on any car much less a Honda.
You could try replacing the pressure sensor just in case it’s not working right, this page talks about oil pressure sensor problems on late-model Hondas, your 4-cylinder isn’t listed but could very well be related anyway. Honda Oil Pressure Switch Issues
Or you could also manually check the pressure yourself. Eric has a guide video for it: How to Check Oil Pressure
You’d just have to find out what the normal oil pressure for your engine is supposed to be.With Nodak81, if you where having issues with piston rings in that car already, what i would look for too is a lot of fluxuation on the gauge as well, if your gauge is not at a steady reading you could have bearing issues.
not typical for main and rod bearings to go out at that few of miles, but then again with todays engines, neither are piston rings.
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