Hey Scotty, what can you tell me about the newer Honda 1.5L engine's problem I heard about, that fuel seeps through the cylinders, and makes it's way into the oil? Anytime fuel mixes with oil, it's not a good thing for an engine.
When I asked the Honda dealership about it, they gave me some lame excuse that no one ever mentioned it (well ya, most customers don't know anything about cars nowadays), and told me to just make sure you change the oil regularly (Duh!). the problem I heard was so bad, for Honda to put out a "Technical bulletin" (or whatever they call it), so as to say we know about the problem, but we're not going to do a recall.
Has Honda fixed this problem at all, or just swept it under the rug? If this is a known issue, I don't know how you can recommend Honda's on your YouTube channels at least without mentioning the problem. Yes, they're good vehicles, but this is a big issue for me, especially if I'm going to fork out thousands of dollars on a vehicle. What info can you share with me?
Once in a while, manufactures make mistake and they either try to fix it (Via TSB,...) or deny it. So, in this case, Honda suggests that customers (who have these engines) to use a specific oil. Only time will tell us if that really works or not, but my point is that you can not rule out the whole brand just because there is an issue in their products, especially considering many other manufacturers that literally make junkers.
Fuel seeping past the piston rings and making their way into the oil is definitely not a good thing, but it's not going to cause immediate problems anytime soon as long as frequent oil changes are being done (I'd say every 3,000 to 4,000 miles with this problem). For all we know, the fuel dilution may not be as bad as people say it is. The issue may vary from engine to engine. Some may have a significant amount of fuel dilution, some may have very little. But nevertheless, if you happen to have an engine that's known for fuel dilution, I'd recommend doing more frequent oil changes hands-down.
There's always gonna be a few faulty engines out of all the properly manufactured ones. That's just how it is sometimes, and that's why car manufacturers offer you warranty in case you happened to get a faulty unit. I agree that the dealership gave a lame excuse to your concern...and Scotty did bring up this issue on his YouTube channel NUMEROUS times.
