Honda accord oil question Options

[oakdalecurtis]

I know it’s a Honda question, but iI bet someone here knows. My grandson’s 2012 Honda Accord 4 cyl eith 80,000 miles seems to be burning a little more than normal oil. No smoke from tailpipe, probably just ring wear. My question is, living in warm California, would it make sense to move from the factory 0/20 oil wt to a little heavier oil like 20/40?

[Superhawk996]

No mention of the rate it’s burning oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

The owners manual recommends 0w-20 for all conditions. There is no mention of alternative viscosities across different temperature ranges.

Have you considered the possibility of wiping out bearings with a thicker oil?

Why not do a leak down and figure out what’s going on? Blocked PCV? Sludged? Plenty of things that can be checked before second guessing Honda on oil viscosity.