If a damned good mechanic tells me, unasked, that these particular years of Celica's had
bad engines and I can find Internet Forums and Consumer Complaint sites that tell of problems
indentical to what the mechanic said, then I believe it.
I looked at your suggestion (written by you):
"See the first post in the FAQ thread in the Camry forum."
It shows me that Toyota has ignored ongoing general problems and only relented under heavy
criticism and bad publicity to the 'Sludge' problem.
Apparently this unnatural oil consumption and bad oil rings problem was and is being stonewalled.
Nice.
All this and a bad reputation, to those who see and hear of these problems, could be alleviated
simply by doing the right thing and fixing them up front w/o the pressure of public opinion.
Extracting out the last penny of profit can cost a corporation it's good reputation - dumb management practice.
Thanks anyway for posting a reply.
DoctorBill