Overheating - Burning Oil - What to do?

When I was using a ScanGauge, day-to-day engine coolant temps would be around 165F. The only time I’d see 190~195F was going up a local ski mountain (Grouse).

It seems a common propensity of these transplant jobs to run at the hot end. I think @ChapmanF mentioned this too.

 

165F? Wow, that's pretty good! I am at 194F-199F on my daily commutes. Usually between 195F-197F, 199F if I'm going uphill.

 

Yes, from what I've read of them, I might go somewhat stronger than 'propensity', to somewhere in the neighborhood of 'nagging unsolved problem'.

 

Hey, I got my dictionary out today, but yeah, I'll try to be more succinct...

 

Not if it was designed to run at 190 or more.
LOW engine temperatures tends to promote the formation of crankcase SLUDGE.

 

If you need to get your car fixed ASAP, you use the parts that you can find .

I am sure that you will keep a close watch of the ECT and coolant level over the next couple of months.

The only time that I see ECT as high as 197 to 201F is driving up a steep hill with almost full throttle. I think you will be fine with the original thermostat, with only 147k miles on your car. I am surprised that you have an oil consumption problem. I assume that you do alot of highway driving at high speed. That is when you will see the most oil usage.

EDIT: I see in your post #18 that your highway speed was 79.8 mph. If you slow down, your oil consumption will also decrease.....HaHa...

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Really? That's not what my ScanGauge says. More like 190°F to 195°F if the engine has been running continuously long enough to open the thermostat. Much lower during fuel-cut on downhills, of course.

 

If that involves having a dongle plugged into the OBD port, it will be hot all the time and can run your 12 V battery down if not driven enough.

 

Complete waste of money on this engine that is burning a quart every 500 miles.

Mendel's engine is never warming up. Normal is around 195f. The car has thermal cycling issues where it will cool quickly on long idles or downhills.

I also use the $30 P10 which includes a user set alarm. This is after full temp and five minutes of engine off on a downhill.



If you want to keep this car get a rebuilt engine with new rings. Too many spend several thousand on baby steps and still have a ruined engine.


Hybrid Pit and others now have a lower cost version with new rings and the same pistons. I would get the pistons.

Egr and pcv are side effects of the more fundamental design flaws in the cylinder oil management and cooling. Only a few at Priuschat suggest the egr as root cause. You won't hear it from Toyota Master mechanics.

After you get a rebuilt engine change oil at 1000 miles and then every 5k. Obviously clean the egr and replace the intake.

Finally Toyota Financial has much lower interest with good credit on select new cars. It is essentially a corporate discount.

 

have a member from Chicago shipping me his car to have a swap done. You’re welcome to reach out to me. I have a Gen 4 swap in my garage ready to go

 

You can look into buying a used Japanese engine for that car. In Japan they have a law that an engine cannot be over 50k without paying a high registration tax. People opt to buy a new car instead and thousands of engines are pulled and sent the states for about $500 each. I Craigslist Japanese engine and found many locations.

 

Can you provide some link that corroborates that, seems incredible.

Ok, see there is something going on. Kinda unreal though:

Insider Secret: Why Japanese Used Cars Have Low Mileage - Expert Maintenance and Buying tips - Carused.jp Blog.

https://garagedreams.net/car-facts/are-jdm-engines-good

 

Interested in the P10 Scanguage it just has a 6' cable that plugs into the ODB port full time? This will certainly help older cars from overheating