2010 Toyota Camry engine burning oil somewhere.

[Swamplion]

Hello Gearheads.
When the car is paid off and the teenagers need a new car but the inline 4 cylinder is losing oil because of an engine flaw design that the V6s typically do not have whatsoever (if you take care of them). The inquiry being-- do you rebuild the engine to fix the flaw or swap the inline 4 out and replace it with the V6?
Are the transmissions the same on the 4 cylinder as the V6?

The valve stem seals are golden and no smoke coming out of the exhaust on start up or when driving.
All gaskets are look good and belts up to date.

Before my current Camry, I had a 1992 Toyota Camry LE with the 4 punch (that I got with 88K miles on it) that was well over 360K miles on it when a kid on her cell phone crashed into it. Car did what it was supposed to, but still was frustrating experience,

My current Toyota Camry SE car has over 260K miles on it and if anything, the weather stripping and the paint would need to be touched up to make it last even longer if the engine can be replaced or corrected.

Thoughts on doing the engine swap to the V6 or should the engine flaw be corrected through a rebuild?

 

[jaxyaks]

How much oil is is using? If it was manageable I would just keep it topped off and drive it.

I'm not sure what a Toyota engine swap costs these days, but as inexpensive as the Camry is I probably would not do that if it were mine. If I could not deal with keeping it topped off, and it ran fine otherwise, I would sell it and put the proceeds towards a used one with a V6.

 

[Pro Carry 2]

having to check that oil teaches responsibility. my sons jeep drank the oil

 

[GeauxLSU]

1clearshot

 

[Maggiemaeodie]

I started driving my daughter’s Corolla when she got a new car. It used oil. It was a 3 cylinder. The other cylinder was blown out. It used oil but I made out on gas driving to Atlanta every day. 3 cylinder but got close to 40 mpg.
Drive it til it drops.

 

[Swamplion]

How much oil is is using? If it was manageable I would just keep it topped off and drive it.

I'm not sure what a Toyota engine swap costs these days, but as inexpensive as the Camry is I probably would not do that if it were mine. If I could not deal with keeping it topped off, and it ran fine otherwise, I would sell it and put the proceeds towards a used one with a V6.

On run drives (~300 miles), almost no oil is lost.
Short drives, about a quart every two weeks at least.

 

[Wile E. Coyote 5.0]

It might be worth trying an engine flush

 

[Rolling_trip]

Definitely run some Seafoam in the engine a couple of times on the 5-600 miles prior to oil change. That stuff works wonders. How oil lost are we talking?

 

[John Moses]

Worked on my Infiniti

 

[BLS68]

Well documented engineering (rare!) flaw that can be found easily online. Just speaking from my experience from owning three Camry’s in our family and all lasting more miles than you mentioned, just add as needed. Watch Scotty Kilmer on YouTube for more info. These engines are long lasting, just a flaw in the piston/ring design. Caution for a flush though, at that many miles you can possibly dislodge a little bit too much. With Toyota’s, my experience has been recommended maintenance is always the key for longevity. Just my opinion and good luck my friend