Why does my Toyota Corolla engine burn oil?
2 years ago I purchased for a substanbtial sum, a Toyota Corolla GLS W reg.It has now 72000 on the clock,myself having driven 14000 in the past 2 years.It has started in the last 12 months,to burn oil excessively (4 1/2 ltrs in approx 8 weeks). I now know from mechanics and my own research,that this is due to a Toyota design fault on these engines.
What kind of oil does a Toyota Corolla use?
I have a 2001 Toyota Corolla with approximately 130K miles. For some reason the car has started to burn oil rapidly (about 3 quarts a month).
How often does a Toyota car burn oil?
The car no has 149,000 miles on it and burns a bit more then 1 quart every 1200 miles. This just happens to be the amount that Toyota calls a problem and excessive, BUT our car is out of warranty. Amazing two weeks ago I ask the Toyota service manager about it and he said he never has heard of this …
Is there a Toyota recall on excessive oil consumption?
Toyota acknowledged the problem of excessive oil consumption in some of its vehicles produced between 2006-2011. The bulletin lists the specific engine types and vehicles affected. The defect affects mainly the 2AZ-FE engine. A technical service bulletin is not a recall.
Why is my Toyota Corolla using so much oil?
It’s been a fine car, but has one problem–since 2003, when we bought it (used by an old lady who drove it only to the grocery store and to church once in a while), it’s been using more oil than it should–more than a quart every 1,000 miles. It doesn’t smoke, and there are no leaks, so it must be burning oil.
Is it normal for a Toyota to burn through oil?
Toyota, in all their ‘deny-til-we-die’ splendor, is reportedly denying warranty coverage on many oil consumption related problems and telling owners that burning through oil is normal. Burning the midnight oil in college? That’s normal. Burning through a quart of oil in 1,200 miles? Not so much, at least in our book.
What kind of engine does a Toyota Corolla have?
Toyota owners with models such as Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Rav4, Solara, Scion xB, and tC equipped with the four-cylinder 2AZ-FE engine may experience excessive oil consumption. If your Toyota has excessive oil consumption, the engine performance may be severely diminished.
Toyota acknowledged the problem of excessive oil consumption in some of its vehicles produced between 2006-2011. The bulletin lists the specific engine types and vehicles affected. The defect affects mainly the 2AZ-FE engine. A technical service bulletin is not a recall.