2005 4cyl Camry SE 5speed manual. 4000 mi OCI. I bought car new very well maintained.
The car always used a bit of oil. About 1/3 qt between changes up to about 95,000 miles. Used Toyota 5w-30 for the first 6 years then Mobil Super 5w-30. At about 100k changed to Mobil Super HM 5W-30 because oil usage was slowly increasing. Now I'm using about 1 qt per 4000 mi. Because the HM did not seem to help much can I assume this is a
ring problem not valve guide seals. Car runs great good mileage too. Thinking about going to Mobil Super HM 10w-30 for summer use. No visible smoke and no leaks. I know
Toyota oil is packaged by Mobil so I have stuck with Mobil's oil, good stuff from what
I hear. Would be interested in an opinion from anybody with some Toyota experience here.
Thanks so much Coastal Guy
The car always used a bit of oil. About 1/3 qt between changes up to about 95,000 miles. Used Toyota 5w-30 for the first 6 years then Mobil Super 5w-30. At about 100k changed to Mobil Super HM 5W-30 because oil usage was slowly increasing. Now I'm using about 1 qt per 4000 mi. Because the HM did not seem to help much can I assume this is a
ring problem not valve guide seals. Car runs great good mileage too. Thinking about going to Mobil Super HM 10w-30 for summer use. No visible smoke and no leaks. I know
Toyota oil is packaged by Mobil so I have stuck with Mobil's oil, good stuff from what
I hear. Would be interested in an opinion from anybody with some Toyota experience here.
Thanks so much Coastal Guy