[yclu]

Below is the link from the official Honda YouTube channel. I don't know it's good news or bad news. What could I say .........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdKNRgzGT8

 

[robbyg]

Nice graphics, not sure what is the message they are trying to convey since one would figure that they would mention the fix coming out in November.

 

[MojoMike]

What a lame video. I know of no other manufacturer of direct injection engines that has this problem.

 

[racoon]

MojoMike - try a Google search for: "direct injection oil dilution"

 

[rdrage73]

Good thing comments were disabled for the video.

 

[dstein]

OMG!

Hey owners CR-V and potential new owners, it not a bug, but a feature of your DI engine story. Rest assured and sleep well tonight. LOL

 

[Sneaker]

So: "If your dipstick reads above full this is normal....IT'LL BURN OFF LATER!!"

At least they're acknowledging it.

 

[fishycomics]

Lol time to put this on your Head Unit everytime you start your car it plays on it.

 

[Coldhonda]

Normal occurrence with this engine

That’s funny
It’s also normal for a kleptomaniac to steal.
Normal doesn’t mean correct , or good. Odd message the video is giving. Maybe it was suggested by their lawsuit nervous layer team.

 

[JustM3]

The dipstick they use in this video is not what the car ships with. You’d think if Honda was going to produce a video they’d at least be accurate in the engine parts.

 

[Cliff's CRV]

A bunch of BS. Even though I don't have the problem, I'm really disappointed in Honda for not mentioning a fix coming soon. Or is it?

 

[jtuber]

1. Nothing mentioned about excessive gas being dumped into the oil. I guess it is normal for internal combustion engine to leak some gas passed the piston rings but doing it excessively is abnormal.

2. Nothing mentioned about the reduced effectiveness of the diluted oil's lubricating properties and long term damage.

Honda FAILED.

 

[FASTFJR]

Wow, since a lot of people are like sheep they will believe everything Honda says:rofl:

 

[johara1]

WOW, big news.... anyone will with half a brain figured out fuel was getting past the rings. Washing the cylinder walls down with gas is not a good thing. Wear is my worry now, soon oil will follow, and your rising oil level will go the other way..... jim

 

[019283]

You dont realize how bad it is until you take the orange thing off the dipstick.......you get a different reading every time you check it...very easy and a true reading like it should be

 

[az_crv]

Ill give them min credit for finally acknowledging the issue but agree it's disconcerting Honda doesn't take ownership or let the consumer know they are addressing the issue. Something is amiss with today's Honda. It might be time again for a Honda leadership enema.

 

[crvone]

Sad that Honda would put this video out there saying oil dilution is normal.
They do not say, however, that this can harm your engine.

 

[FASTFJR]

I can only hope someone will take the video and pull it apart and add the proper commentary and then repost it.

John Oliver would have a field day with it

 

[racoon]

Since I've sat through several classes on business law (and even passed them!), i have a slightly different view on the message in the video.

No commitments were made because their lawyers probably forbade them from making any.
For example, if Honda promised a fix by the end of November in any public communication, but some delay caused it to not be available until December 1st some lawyer would sue them.

JM2C

 

[beachpassport]

I suspect that the video is Honda's PR campaign to keep sales from flagging. It comes too quickly after CR's report not to be damage control. Another current thread suggests that an owner has received notice from their dealer to bring in their vehicle for the "fix" but I remain skeptical until affected owners provide feedback on this new "fix".