I tried to go back to add another post to a prior thread with the same title but it was locked so I'm repeating the title here. I do suddenly have a genuinely new idea that I would like you to comment on. So this is a continuation of the other thread in good intention.
It seems winter is coming and as you know, Honda blames cold engine for the oil dilution issue. So I'm thinking about putting some thing in front of the radiator, like a piece of cardboard, to block off some of it to help warm up the engine faster. This way, I hope it would reduce the fuel in the oil problem.
What I've noticed is that the small 1.5L engine in the CRV with the humongous engine bay, while good for the DYI like me to fix things later, is bad for holding heat. In the recent days in WI where temperature is in the 40s, I observed that the car's temp gauge dropped significantly after merely parked for 10-15 minutes.
It seems winter is coming and as you know, Honda blames cold engine for the oil dilution issue. So I'm thinking about putting some thing in front of the radiator, like a piece of cardboard, to block off some of it to help warm up the engine faster. This way, I hope it would reduce the fuel in the oil problem.
What I've noticed is that the small 1.5L engine in the CRV with the humongous engine bay, while good for the DYI like me to fix things later, is bad for holding heat. In the recent days in WI where temperature is in the 40s, I observed that the car's temp gauge dropped significantly after merely parked for 10-15 minutes.