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I can't recommend "Stafford repair without piston ring change" as it did not work for me. Check with the other forum members who did the same procedure as well and decide because it will cost almost 70 k. What exactly did the local mechanic mean by "replacing engine with a reconditioned one" ? If it is an engine overhaul using an engine with the same problem, it will not solve the problem !

In my case there was a tappet like noise coming from the engine when running idle. And the oil level was dropping heavily between services

I talked to a manager in Stafford regarding this. He said the recall does not apply to us since Fit GP1 is a domestic model which is not supported outside of Japan. We might stand a chance if we raise our concerns directly to Honda Japan through that email.

The issue is with the oil ring design actually. The re-designed oil ring comes in 3 layers, so it cannot be fitted into the existing pistons. Therefore we have to replace the pistons altogether ! Another more cost effective solution is to drill the drain-back holes in piston ring grooves (check youtube videos). This needs to be done very carefully, and i don't know whether there are any garages here in SL that does this (or at least any places that we can trust with this type of work)

I also did the engine disassembly and clean up by Stafford. But it did not fix this issue for me. Around 5000 KM after the repair I noticed that it was still burning oil (at a slower rate than earlier at this stage). Now i'm at 10,000 KM after the repair, and it's burning oil at nearly the same rate as before the repair. It cost me nearly 66K for the repair, but it did not do any good. I actually filed a complaint to Stafford as they said this will stop the oil burn. They agreed to do the same procedure again without the labor cost. But since this is a design fault, disassembling and de-carbonizing the engine is just a temporary solution. The proper repair is to replace the pistons and the rings altogether with the re-designed ones. I checked with Stafford and they said this will cost around 1.6 lak ! (also they didn't have the parts at that time) Others who did the same repair from Stafford, did it work out for you guys ?

Hi Guys, I also experienced the same oil burning issue in my 2013 GP1 at 40,000 KM. I did the engine de-carb/clean up from Stafford (option 2 mentioned in above posts) some time back. After running for about 5000 KM more, i noticed that it's still burning oil. I'm currently at around 10,000 KM after the repair, and it's burning oil at nearly the same rate as before. Those who did the same procedure from Stafford, did it fix the problem for you guys, or is it still the same ? Thanks !