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Howdy /o/.
I have a 1994 Toyota Corolla with 190k miles on it. I love the car to death and I am the only owner of it. I've been driving it daily since 94 and love this thing. Mostly for the gas mileage.
Anyway, around 160k it started to burn oil, but so long as I was light on the pedal it wasn't bad. Maybe burned a quart every 1.5-2k miles.
As time has gone on, it has gotten progressively worse. It never leaked oil on the ground.
I left for vacation for two weeks. Came back and drove it once. When I got back it had a large puddle of oil on the ground below it. It's been leaking since, but driveable.
Anyway, my question to you is - would it be worth fixing? I'm assuming it's a bad valve seal or head gasket. It's never overheated and never had any issues aside from the flex hose blowing out. I've been through two in the car's life.
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>>17806137
Bump. Anyone?
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Mario and Luigi finally left Nintendo? Good for them.
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How are we supposed to tell you if it's worth fixing?
Do you want to keep the car or not? When you figure out how to answer that question, then you'll know the answer to your question.
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>>17806236
I want to keep it, but I've never replaced a head gasket before, nor a valve seal. I am going for what's affordable, if it's going to be a ton of labor on my end or paying someone a ton to fix it, is it worth doing? Especially with it's high mileage.
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>>17806291
More likely it's the cam cover gasket and not the head gasket.
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>>17806291
>>17806303
either way it's a toyota. are you willing to put in the work to fix your car? it's literally just patience. If you had 4 days straight you could fix it if you knew nothing about cars and just had a manual
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>>17806137
Seals and shit going bad, as to be expected. Clean up the engine with engine de greaser, and then go about replacing the oil pan gaskets and such. Or just take it to a mechanic.
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Oil pan, head cover and head gasket should be changed/resealed. If you're up for it, piston rings to slow down the oil burning.
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>>17806137
Corrolas are literally the easier car to work with, especially older ones.
If you can turn a wrench, you can fix the corrola.
YOU CAN DO IT I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I have a 2003.
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If you have a budget, just take it to a mechanic and have it rebuilt.
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>>17806137
You've had this car for 23 years. You should have learnt how to work on it by now.
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Assuming you and I have the same engine, the seals for the crankshaft and camshaft do go bad after all those years. $20 worth of seals and my 1997 Toyota Celica 1.8l stopped leaking all oil. The seals are not hard to replace. My seals were so old they were rock hard, cracked, and missing chunks.
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