At 04:19 PM 2/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>OK, whatever..... he's got almost 100,000 on it.... Its not like its a
>crissis or anything, he's probably just got a valve guide seal worn or
>something silly like that.... for god's sake do you really expect it to run
>it 100% bran freakin new like it had 10 mi on it...... SURE, ok...... you
>know what, on second thought, you ARE right, he should pull the engine,
>rebuild it or put a bran new long block in it.... that will justify the
>extra 1.50 he has to spend every 3000mi on oil then......
I have a 96 Toyota RAV4 that has used .5 qts every 3k miles from day
one. The owners manual says that its normal due to the "new" high
compression engines with laser cut cylinders and all. I've had it checked
at several good Toyota dealerships and they say that it is normal. Did
this vehicle always use oil? If not, then there MIGHT be a problem. A qt
every 3k miles isn't a big deal. The dipstick doesn't even read low until
it's 1 qt low. I would try a thicker oil and monitor the oil usage to see
if it gets worse.
Bye,
Ray
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