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06-17-2005, 11:42 AM
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89 Camry burns oil quickly.
My Camry burns oils quite frequently. It may sound crazy but I put almost 1 quart once a week. I even added Lucas oil additive. Also, my relays heat up. Very hot to touch. What could the problem be?
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#2
06-18-2005, 01:01 PM
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Re: 89 Camry burns oil quickly.
You need to give more information here. What engine and how many miles are on the engine? Also, how many miles do you drive a week and what weight oil are you using? Do you see blue smoke coming out of the tail pipe and if so under what conditions (idling or when giving the car some gas)? Do you see any oil spots on the ground underneath the engine?
Mike
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06-18-2005, 07:32 PM
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I forgot to give the info, lol. That would help. Well, I have a 2.2 liter engine. It has 149,000 miles on it. I drive about 70+ miles per week. I have not noticed any smoke coming out. My oil is not leaking but I do have a power steering leak. I just recently fixed my throttle sensor and now it idles really high now like between 1000 & 2000 RPMs. Now, when I turn on my A/C it idles (hard)down between 750-1000. It shakes so bad that it feels like its going to die when I turn it on.
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#4
06-19-2005, 01:09 PM
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Re: 89 Camry burns oil quickly.
First of all, the 89 Camry had a 2.0 liter 4 cylinder engine designated the 3SFE engine. The 2.2 liter 5SFE engine didn't arrive until 92.
If the oil isn't leaking out, it has to be burning it. With 149,000 miles on the engine it could be burning the oil through warn valve guide seals (which would be my guess) or it could be worn rings. It really depends how the engine was maintained through the years. Were the oil changes done every 3000 miles or 3 months. What type of driving was the car subjected to. 149,000 miles of mostly highway driving is easy on the engine; 149,000 stop and go city miles can really be rough on the car. I would start by doing a compression test to determine the overall condition of the engine. Do both a dry and a wet test. This will tell you if you have warn rings. If you have low compression on the dry test and it comes up a bit on the wet test (where you poor a teaspoon of oil down each cylinder and redo the test), then it is warn rings. If the compression is good, then I would suspect warn valve guide seals. You will need a manual and a compression tester to do this. Good luck. Mike
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