Engine uses oil (carbon in rings)
- Symptoms
- Oil level drops between changes; blue smoke
- Likely cause
- Cheap oil and long change intervals coke up the piston rings
- Fix
- Check for leaks first. Do a compression test. Use correct oil and change on time
- Applies to
- SCP10 1SZ-FE
- Confidence
- medium
Sources
Related problems on this car
- Timing chain jumps after long oil changes
- Cold start, then engine dies
- Automatic will not move in D (2 and L work)
- Timing chain rattle at idle
Similar problems on other cars
- ZZ oil consumption (1ZZ-FE/3ZZ-FE, worse on early builds) · Toyota Corolla (9th gen, E120)
- 1KR oil consumption · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- Gearbox oil leak from a seal · Suzuki Cultus (2nd gen, EFI)
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