Definitely on my list to try soon. I just have a bunch of other stash that needs to get used up still, I'll see what happens.
And beef jerky!My favorite man store! I love any place where you can get socks, ammo, and chickens all at the same time.
This also happened to me the first time. I bought a smaller diameter tube, and I am now able to extract the entire amount of oil. Sometimes, the tube hangs when entering it, you just have to play with it to pass the restriction.
If the engine looks really clean inside, and it's using as much oil as you mentioned (3 qt in 4300 miles), then either the rings are stuck and/or there's some other major place oil is getting into the combustion chambers (bad valve guide seals). There have been instances where the rings can be gummed up and stuck, but the valve train looks spotless.
New motor at 32k? Good they did it, sad it had to be done.
Very nice! Looks like the 2005 that I used to have (with a 6 speed manual)
That’s a fair point. I am glad that Toyota is making it right and opted for a complete long block swap. Who knows if the old engine would have had issues but it was running fine when I took it in.
Love the LeMans Blue on the C6! One of my favorites among them all!
It’s an amazing color that still turns heads. I saw a couple of C5s yesterday in LMB actually (it was only available on the C5 in its last year of 2004)
Thanks for sharing that. That is why I like Toyota. Their reliability and longevity after 200k is equal to some brand new non Japanese cars with 0 miles on their odometer.
