We've had this Pilot for a while now, featured at times on this channel. The commuter car is down and the Pilot was next up to commute to work. Before that, it's job was just to haul the kids to school and back (very short and frequent distances, not using ECO mode much). During these times, there was little to no oil consumption noted when doing oil changes. Now, the Pilot has been spending most of its time at 60-70 mph. Obviously, it spends more time in ECO mode, therefore VCM (variable cylinder management) is activated. In this mode, some of the cylinders are deactivated so that it 'improves' miles per gallon. Meanwhile, it has been said and known that oil consumption can increase potentially leading to catastrophic engine failure, engine imbalances that can lead to premature engine mount failure, etc. I experienced this first hand as check engine lights started appearing. Watch as I address these issues.

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