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Is it as bad as I think it is? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Canopyflyer to c/mechanicadvice

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Sorry for the bad image quality.

The image is of the top of piston 4 and the cylinder wall in a Toyota 2AR-FE with 162,000 miles. All Toyota recommended maintenance was performed throughout the engine's life. I have the feeling those recommendations were written by marketing people and not the engineers.

Based on what the image shows, the engine needs a short block. Am I correct?

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[–] Canopyflyer 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's burning a quart about every 1500 to 2000 miles. Otherwise it runs fine.

[–] manualoverride 4 points 2 months ago

In which case slightly thicker oil may reduce your oil burning but it’s not that bad.

Change your oil every 6k and it will probably last to 250k.

[–] kalpol 3 points 2 months ago

That's not great but are you sure its being burnt? Oil can go other places and I'd believe a blown head gasket over a bad block unless there was some real abuse going on.