Subject	With the oil consumption you mention, I would try and change
Posted by	MixManMash on October 16, 2013 at 4:16 PM
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In Reply To	'97 civic DX coupe w/ 231k+ posted by black300zx on October 16, 2013 at 04:13 PM
Message	the PCV valve. It's a $5 fix. My Protege started consuming a little bit of oil. You'd only notice after 5000 miles (which is my oil change interval), when it would be slightly above the low line on the dipstick. I changed the PCV and it stopped consuming oil.
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