I had that exact model 4 cyl 5 speed Accord. They were all oil burners due to the faulty oil control rings. You wont know until you drive it 1000 miles whether or not its a burner so determining this during a test drive isnt possible. No smoke. Honda recalled this issue with updated rings so the car needs to come with papers proving it was corrected. The othee big issue was the VTC actuator for the Vtec. Mine failed at 108k miles. Went ahead and replaced all timing components while I was in there. Mind you this is a timing chain car, not belt. So while I thought my days of changing timing belts were over, the joke was on me. $500 in Honda parts later for chain, guides, gear etc… I swore Id never buy another Honda.
