Why does my car burn oil sometimes?
A car may be burning oil for a few different reasons. The two most common are because it is bypassing the piston rings, or leaking past the valve seals. If your engine’s piston rings are worn out from high mileage or poor maintenance they can allow small amounts of oil past to be burnt during the combustion process.
Is it normal for a car to burn a quart of oil?
In cars made by General Motors, it’s normal for their engines to burn a quart of oil every two thousand miles. As a general rule of thumb if your engine has less than fifty thousand miles on it you shouldn’t be using more than a quart of motor oil between oil changes.
What year Corolla burns oil?
Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2009 Toyota Corolla 7 My 2009 Toyota Corolla has had an excessive amount of oil consumption due to Toyota putting in defected piston and piston rings. This defect can cause engine damage or engine failure resulting in having to replace the entire engine.
What are signs of bad piston rings?
When drivers notice excessive oil consumption, white or gray exhaust smoke, poor acceleration, and/or overall loss of power or poor engine performance, they may be seeing signs of worn piston rings.
Why does my Toyota Corolla burn so much oil?
For some reason the car has started to burn oil rapidly (about 3 quarts a month). The mechanic says that the problem is due to high mileage and I should have the entire engine replaced, which I find hard to believe as I have friends that have Toyotas with 259K plus miles on them and they did not require a new engine. Is this a common problem?
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).
Is it normal to burn through a quart of oil?
Toyota says that burning through a quart of oil every 1,200 miles is “normal.” A 2011 TSB says oil problems in the 2AZ-FE engine can be fixed under warranty after a test. An increasing number of Toyotas are experiencing excessive oil consumption which may be the result of defective piston rings.
When does a Toyota engine start burning oil?
Unfortunately, the piston rings’ problems usually did not start happening until the powertrain warranty had already expired.