Issue ID | 1580082 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11230310 |
Manufacurer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
Brand | HONDA |
Model | CIVIC |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 07/07/19 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I do oil change by myself. Here i am reporting fuel dilution of engine oil issue on my car. The second last time of my car's oil change was on march 16 2019. I followed the manual strictly to perform the oil change as well as the oil filter replacement. I added 3. 7 qt of new motor oil (mobil 1 advanced fuel economy full synthetic 0w20), which is the volume specified on the manual book. Last weekend on july 7 2019 i did oil change again, still following the manual book strictly. What made me concerned was that the volume of that used motor oil was clearly greater than what i added on march 16. The motor oil i purchased came with sealed bottles, each containing 1 qt volume. I was surprised to find that the used oil fulfilled 4 bottles, which was 10% more than what i added 3 months before. This was the solid evidence that something went into the motor oil, which i believed was gasoline, because the used oil had a gasoline smell. During this period, i only chose top tier gasoline brands and added regular #87 which was suggested by honda, therefore the quality of gasoline i added was no problem; i didn't see loss of engine coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid during this time. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 39000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ORANGE, CT |
VIN pattern | 19XFC1E37HEXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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