I bought my celica (early 2002 VVTI engine 140 horsepower) in the hope to get a reliable japanese car. But discover a week later that it may have an oil consumption problem. After googling some forums I have found out this is a common problem with these particular Toyota engines (somewher between 98-early 2002 VVTI engines). To get the problem fixed I seem to be getting quotes way too high. Just wondering if worst comes to worst - which engine can I replace it with which will not have the same problem?
Many thanks
Julia
Try cleaning your engine with an engine flush such as AMSOIL engine flush and then draining your oil once the flush is complete. It will clean the interior of the engine and drain out the contaminants. Once this has been perfomed replace the old oil with completely synthetic AMSOIL or Mobil 1. These oils are know for there ability to clean an engine and to reduce the chances of sludge formation in toyota engines. This is a good place to start before you go spending thousands on a new engine!!
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Hi , I have the same problem with a 2001 celica , the problem lies with the design of the block , there are not enough oil runaways for oil to drain back into the sump and they get clogged under temperature. Also the pistons themselves become overheated as a result of this problem and their oil channels become clogged too. Toyota know about this and offered a replacement short block to those owners who had had a full and complete Toyota service history (yeah right, at their prices!!)) and only cars that had also covered low miles. They should have recalled but chose the cheap option. Very very annoying, however if you bought it from a dealer then the law says that they should correct it. hope this helps ..
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heya
Thanks for getting back to me so quick. There are no oil leaks. Got the oil replaced a week ago... 3 days later no oil left when measuring on dipstick. black smoke coming out of the exhaust at some revs, and scary knocking sound. so topped up oil and sound went away, but when i went on forums it seems the problem could lie with the piston rings. I was advised by a few garages to change the engine as its cheaper then getting the piston's repaired. so was just wondering... do people change engines on these cars? surely they don't just send these cars straight to scrap yard? (i'm sure not everyone can afford an expensive fix up, myself included).
looking forward to your reply
Celica is still consuming oil. Hard to find anyone that deals with engines around here - gonna do a last check up at a garage on Saturday, then heading for engine change really. Recon would be ideal as the problem would hopefully not come back for a decent mileage, after the clean out etc. To all those people out there with the same problem - I feel for you, this is extremely frustrating :(
Have you checked the ground for oil leaks? What is it exactly that makes you think there is a consumption problem? Consumption is when the engine ingests the oil somehow, bad piston/ring, valve guide , etc. most manufacturers consider 1 qt of oil per 1500 miles normal, unless you're buying a car then of course thats waaaaay too much & you NEED to replace the car before its too late.. Im exagerating a bit on that
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