I run Seafoam through the fuel lines especially before any long trips and every other oil change. I don't like ethanol because it creates water moisture in the combustion process. Always work to keep the vehicle maintenance on schedule. I cannot afford to ignore the general and regularly scheduled maintenance in keeping the engine, transmission and other operating components to keep running properly. I will put some through the crankcase prior to the oil changes to help see if it reduces the oil loss in the Camry.
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2010 Toyota Camry engine burning oil somewhere.
- Thread starter Swamplion
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WILCO and Thank you for the insight.
When I brought the oil loss up with the advisor and the mechanic, they said that it is a flaw that Toyota knows about and have a parts kits already put together to replace and correct the machining or mechanical flaw; which is everything for a rebuilt engine.
Im not sure exactly when it was fixed but Toyota tried a new low friction piston ring in the Camrys and it caused oil consumption issues. There was a recall for it but I think that is long over
I guess it depends if your doing the work yourself or farming it out. Me, I would be farming it out, and at the cost of that I could buy another or possibly 2 Camrys with 260K on them. Doing it yourself you would probably make out ok.
I know a kid that didn't know the importance of maintenance because he was never taught. The good news is I had a friend whos dad was a machinist and a mechanic and he helped me pull the engine and rebuild it. To this day I am diligent with maintenance and have instilled that in my kids.
If this is a known Toyota problem, I would call dealerships to see if Toyota will take care of it. It's a long shot but I knew a guy with a 3.0 with bad head gaskets in his pickup; he got a complete engine rebuild for the cost of an oil pump when the truck had 300+ miles on it 20 years after it was built.
