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Originally posted by cashizslick
I took my car in for an oil change - i was a little overdue, and it turned out that i was a quart low on oil. I know i am not leaking any oil because i dont see a puddle under my car in the morning. Is this normal?
Also, my valve cover has a tendency to be somewhat moist around the oil (yes its screwed on right) cap and spark plug cover - could there be oil coming through the valve cover or something??
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possible. The valve cover tends not to leak cuz its got very low pressures compared to everything else. I would do as everyone says and change the gaskets on the valve cover and go from there. Engines do burn oil, period. Just how much is acceptable is based on the engine. Now u said that it was a quart low right? About how many miles have u driven since your last oil change? If its been about 3,000 miles and above, since the last time your oil was serviced u should be allright. Just check your oil about once a week and keep an eye on it. If u are burning oil (and not leaking it) then once u start using quart below 3,000 miles then start worrying a little bit. My honda engine burns a quart from 3,000 to 4,000 miles. It still runs very strong. Good luck.