My camry is using oil. the dealership says they need to replace the rings on the pistons to stop it and that a complete fuel system cleaning should be done every 30,000 miles. is there anything else that can be done to stop it from using oil?
Toyota has a TSB that include rings and new pistons repair is cover under 5/60 power train waranty
There are after market products that can help like lucas but there only temp solutions, you factory warr should be 60,000miles, if u bought a extend warr it should cover except the fuel syst cleaning,
SOURCE: Toyota 1991 Pickup Truck V6 3.0 engine
i have a 92 with the same motor and 121k and it knocks too. so does my friends, i think they all dew. injector cleaner stopped his but then it started again
SOURCE: 2007 toyota camry solara, 30,000 mile maintenance,
In reality, all you really need to do is spark plugs, distributor cap, oil change. It is recommended that you change coolant if it's not the long life coolant (orange is long life), flush your transmission. Recommended does not mean have to do, but it won't hurt. The dealer will probably charge you anywhere from $400 to $1000 depending on what they say you should have done.
SOURCE: 2000 camry. blown head gasket (daughter drove car
Yes, you can, but not exactly recommended. If you are going to go that deep into it, then might as well do everything else. However, being unemployed tends to have a negative impact on the wallet....
I suspect it is more than just rings. I think that the walls have been scored badly as well. You may be able to use a borescope to take a peak into the cylinder through spark plug hole. Move the piston to bottom of stroke, and see what you can see. If scarred, much work will be needed. If hatches look alright, then you might be able to get away with just rings.
What kind of compression are you getting on #1 vs #2? This also might be a blown headgasket into an oil passage, or the head (perhaps block?) is ever so slightly warped in this area.
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