The company I work for is going to be getting rid of a couple Rav4s will oil consumption issues cheap. I would like to buy one as a commuter. They are burning a little more than I would like to try to maintain. I know this is an issue with these but I am wondering if Toyota has a fix or recall and will fix the issue? Any Toyota gurus here ?
Seems to depend on who is reading the dipstick. A quart to a quart and a half every thousand. Some claim more. I am hoping to buy one cheap, let toyota fix it, and drive the wheels off of it.
Toyota may only offer that to the original buyers of those vehicles but I could be wrong. A friend of mine just sold his '02 or '03 Tacoma with a busted frame due to one dealership telling him the frame replacement was no longer being offered, buyer (for $1000) took it to another dealer and the frame was ordered and has been replaced already... Never know with some dealers I guess and their willingness to deal with recall issues.
Drive the wheels off while adding a cheap oil every now and then. In 50k you'll spend what? 150$ in oil?
Well if I see you walking into my farm from the backside of the pond. You'll get a face full of 12 gauge. And you better hope there is a grandbaby around to save your life. Are you a vintage racer too? Jeez. Some people want a decent running vehicle and don't base every action/decision solely off of how it affects them monetarily.
Well he was the one looking at a "cheap" car. Pay for what you get right? Likely isn't going to affect how the vehicle runs either, for 150$ pfft, fuck it run the bitch.
Saw quite a few posts by owners that said by switching from 0-20 to 0-40 that their oil consumption went down dramatically.
I use the 0-40 in mine, and I never had an issue, 0-20 is too thin, especially when the rings,or pistons have problems.
Volkswagon told me the same thing about my jetta after having to replace the catalytic converter after a few years. I traded it in on something else not too long after that as I figured the way it was burning oil I'd be paying for another converter shortly after the warranty expired.
Toyota isn't the only one having these issues.... they have been making the rounds for years now. Results from poor drainage in the oil ring groove and the rings end up sludging up and sticking. Pretty sure they will do them under warranty still if it is less that ten years old. I would spring for a new timing chain and guides while it's apart if it was me. If you don't fix it it will kill the catalyst and cause a p0420 code. Heavier oil may help also. Seems like cars that see some highway use are less succeptable to the problems.
If there were an easy/cheap recall/fix, wouldn't your company just do that instead of selling them cheap?