Recent content by CD101

Thanks Gary, I'll try the heavier visc. oil on the next oil change. Maybe I'll do that first instead of the piston soak just to see what happens, if it's burning it any less.

Originally Posted By: Quest 1qt every 200miles, that calls for a complete overhaul. Only through overhaul would your mech be able to determine what caused the accelerated oil burning issues. All other suggestions are pretty much useless in your case (don't waste time dwelling on piston ring...

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT Does it still have good power and good fuel mileage? I'd try and clean up the rings - do a few piston soaks and run MMO for several oil changes and see if things improve. It still has good power, and my fuel mileage is around 32-35mpg. Originally Posted By...

Sorry, didn't mention... there are no oil leaks whatsoever. Plugs were badly fouled about 9 months ago. New plugs and it ran great, but still consumed oil. No operational issues at all. Car runs just fine. However, there is some chattering on acceleration and deceleration. It sounded to me...

I'm the original owner, bought it new 9 years ago. Always kept good maintenance, regular oil changes. Around 50,000 miles it started consuming oil at a faster rate, although not as severe as it is now. I brought up the concern to Toyota, but they couldn't seem to figure out why. Then all of a...

PCV valve was checked and replaced by the dealer a few months ago when I had it in. They said the original didn't look that bad, but recommended replacing it anyway. I will check it again though when I do the piston soak. I plan on doing the MMO soak tonight. I'll try it several times in...

I took a little road trip today. Made sure my oil was topped off last night before I left. Wanted to check the oil after the engine was cooled off, so I just checked it, and I was 1qt. low... maybe more. I'm always at least 1-2 qts. low at every gas fill up (300-325 miles). I had it into the...

There was a good story on Yahoo news a few months back... a guy with a 67" Volvo I think. He claims to have over 3,000,000 miles on it. He said he's rebuilt the engine a few times, but it still runs great, and he has no intention of getting rid of it.