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Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:12
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My car seems to be using quite a bit of oil lately, keep having to put more in every few weeks why would that be? It runs alright and when i bought it we had it checked over thoroughly and everything was fine.
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
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July 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:22
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is it a 4age? 
mine goes through 1-2L a week....
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:23
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check for leaks where you park it.
check for blue smoke on startup, check for blue smoke when the car is under load. That'll help us give you a more accurate diagnosis.... what engine, how many kms on the engine, and what type of oil are you running?
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:24
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its an AE92 corolla
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:25
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theres no leaks at all
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Banned user
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:27
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ahh soit is a 4A motor 
they do go through moreoil then most motors... how much exactally are you going through...?
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:28
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putting in 2 to 3 litres every coupla weeks
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:34
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i go through the same amount in my crappy excel  but then again my car gets driven pretty hard
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:34
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Dont know what oil im using draven (my dad gets it for me 
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:45
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I dont have any other problems with it apart from this. It runs great and is very reliable. Is this usual to go through so much oil for its age?
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 16:58
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no
ask your dad what oil he's putting in it, and next time you start it hop out and see if there's any blue smoke coming out, and get a friend (or your dad) to rev the engine a little bit, and check for blue smoke
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 17:00
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ok thanks, and blue smoke means bad news yeah? I think hes putting in oil for older engines.
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 17:04
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yes, blue smoke would be bad 
if it's burning oil for older cars (usually 20w60) then there's not much to be done
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 17:09
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Im pretty sure theres no blue smoke. Its the first thing he usually checks as hes had a look and checked it out. Hope its nothing too serious. Love the car , dont wanna be spending big bucks on it though!
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 17:10
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well there's only 2 ways it can be using oil ... burning it or leaking it
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 16 April 2004 17:11
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well pretty sure theres no oil leak
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sat, 17 April 2004 03:57
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so it must be burning it, and you may not even get any smoke when revving it. Try this tho..
Go for a drive and find a hill, once the car is warmed up pick a gear so that your coasting down the hill at a higher rpm OFF the throttle, say around 5500 rpm, just rolling down the hill...try 2nd gear..
anyway roll down the hill for a while, maybe get your dad to follow you. then when the car starts slowing down a bit, nail the throttle wide open.
If you get a massive puff of blue smoke out the exhaust.. thats apretty clear indication that you have one or two probs, your oil rings on the piston are worn AND/OR your valve stem seals are worn. This doesnt mean the engine willexpire tomorrow.. just that it isnt 100% healthy. you could probably expect a lot more life out of the motor yet.
if you get black smoke when you boot it, this is fairly normal as it is fuel smoke.
let us know what the verdic is
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Bakersfield California
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April 2004
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sat, 17 April 2004 04:04
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Check all the seals, expically the valve cover gaskets.
-Andy.
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Surfers Paradise, Queensl...
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May 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sat, 17 April 2004 14:23
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check the coolant!
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tallahassee FL usOFa
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May 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sat, 17 April 2004 18:59
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quite a bit of oil lately, keep having to put more in every few weeks
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how many liters per mile, or quarts per kilometer, please
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putting in 2 to 3 litres every coupla weeks
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ok, now how many kilometers and is that 3 liters at one time, like it was running on only 1 liter that didn't even register on the dipstick?
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Melbourne
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June 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sun, 18 April 2004 14:19
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Just do this:
1. get a compression test
2. On cold start when the car is started does it shoot out black smoke?
3. (Only at night) to check if ur car is blowing smoke while drive in front of another car jump on the gas... if smoking u will see the smoke in the behind cars lights)
4. If compression test is ok... only oil rings need to be changed.
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Sydney
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January 2004
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Auckland, NZ
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April 2004
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Mon, 19 April 2004 03:49
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I'm having a similar problem with my 1G-GTE... I'm going through around a litre every week or two... now the car does puff blue smoke when I first start it, and if I get in it and drive it puffs more blue smoke, but as it warms up the blue smoke stops and it just dumps shitloads of brown/black smoke when I floor it (stupid factory ECU not handling no filter and 3" exhaust :\)
I'm guessing this means my valve stems are worn... any ideas anybody? Also how much of a job is this to repair? Worth doing or just buy another head and bolt it on or even better another engine? Is this going to cause any problems if I keep this engine and just wind up the boost and continue thrashing it other than putting oil in like petrol?
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Perth W.A.
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April 2004
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Mon, 19 April 2004 15:07
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Ive got a similar problem also with my 7M-GTE. Though mine is leaking a bit and burning it also . havent had anyone check it out yet but when i got my clutch done my mate suggested that it was the valve stem seals that were gone because blue smoke was commin out the exhaust when it was on idle for about 5-10 min.
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Tue, 20 April 2004 02:58
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Fixing valve stem seals is a fairly easy job, most mechanics should be able to do it with the head on the car, so it's not the most expensive job on the planet. Fixing compression rings is probably alot more expensive as the mechanic will have to either take the head off, and pop the pistons out the top, or take the crank out and pull the pistons out the bottom - also the cylinder bores will need honing with new compression rings, and you have to go through the trickery that is 'running in your engine'.
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Thu, 03 June 2004 14:21
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I broke down on the weekend had to have a new distributor put in.Got them to do a compression test and its bad news 
So upset
It was supposed to have had a compression test done to check it out before i bought it, and they told me compression was fine! Im wondering now if they even bothered to check the compression at all!
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Thu, 03 June 2004 14:28
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What should the compression be anyway?
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Thu, 03 June 2004 14:34
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I'm not sure what engine you have in your ae92, but basically you want the 4 numbers to be as close together as possible.
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Thu, 03 June 2004 14:41
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They arent
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Fri, 04 June 2004 09:35
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what are the numbers?
just hope its not a blown head gasket
although it could be worse than a BHG...but still
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December 2003
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Re: Why is my car going through so much oil?
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Sat, 05 June 2004 14:44
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Numbers are 120 and the other 3 are around 150 there isnt it supposed to be around 170?
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