3rd & 4th Generation (1992–1996 & 1997–2001)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 1992-1996 & 1997-2001
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that was about 1,000 miles ago. And it burnt off half a quart of oil on the highway so I'm wondering if this is still something I need to change or can I let it ride until the next oil change?
I was doing it to clean up the lifter a bit...it seems to have done a pretty good job doing so.
Yeah, Now i Would drain the oil out and get 8 quarts of oil. Put 4 in, run it for a while, drain dispose and put 4 more it.
ATF does a good job of cleaning the motor out, but it doesn't dissolve all the deposits. You can always risk having a piece of carbon break off and clog your pickup, or oil lines.
Flushing it now would be a good idear
The ATF doesn't have the same detergents as the oil, so the lubrication is different. You may see accelerated bearing wear using the ATF
Agreed. I would have run for about half that mileage with teh ATF in there. But I think you havent damaged anything yet...just drain and fill with maybe some thicker oil to grab anything ATF left loose, then drain and fill with your usual oil.
I would use the same rule as seafoam in this case. About 100-200 miles, change again. If you're doing that though you might as well seafoam while you're at it.
I would use the same rule as seafoam in this case. About 100-200 miles, change again. If you're doing that though you might as well seafoam while you're at it.
I personnaly would not use cleaning chemicals on high mileage engines,,, if it is high mileage, (say more than 200,000 miles...) you may remove deposits in the piston/ring grooves causing more oil to pass the rings and burn more oil...
once a high mileage engine builds up sludge, it keeps old seals from leaking, fills the gaps in worn grooves...... I am not saying it's good to have, but once it's there removing it can cause unforseen problems... but then again, you may get lucky and it may remove some sludge and not leak or burn any (more oil). If it is a low mileage engine, then it is probably fine to use a cleaner..
IMHO
Despite many cleaners have rave reviews, sludge is still extremely hard to remove by any method except taking apart the engine and placing the parts in the proper cleaning tanks and solutions..
btw, auto trans fluid in the engine (for a very short period of time in a small quantity was/is used for freeing sticky hydraulic lifters..). Which most of these Toyotas don't use..
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Last edited by retiredat44; 04-04-2011 at 06:11 PM.
I personnaly would not use cleaning chemicals on high mileage engines,,, if it is high mileage, (say more than 200,000 miles...) you may remove deposits in the piston/ring grooves causing more oil to pass the rings and burn more oil...
Oh now you tell me LOL. too late I've already put in half a can of that seafoam stuff in there. It was on sale!
I have 221,000 on mine...and I don't think I have a sludge issue. Probably just normal varnish build up.
I went to the mechanic the other day to let him listen to the lifter making noise, and he couldn't hear anything. He said my valves didn't need to be adjusted as valves don't make intermittent noises.
But today as expected, I changed the oil and for some reason the sound is back! I don't get it...it sticks around for a couple hundred miles after I change the oil and then it comes and goes.
It didn't used to sound like that and kind of makes the engine sound like it's falling apart. But lets see if this helps some.
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