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Old 12-28-2010, 09:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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oil leaking on hood (oil cap deffective?) only 26 mpg hwy

Hi guys. I replaced the engine of my 2000 prizm for a 98 corolla... the problems I have now are just 26 mpg hwy... and oil is leaking.. i find oil on my hood... i thought it was the oil cap.. but i still have that problem whenever i drive it for 6 hours nonstop.... (freeway over 80 milles)... any ideas?
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So you replaced the engine in your 2002 Prism with one from a 1998 Corolla? If that was the case, then you lost the VVT-i functionality of the 2002 engine and probably one of the reasons that fuel economy has dropped.

As for the oil leaking, could be from a number of places. From the valvecover, spark plug tubes, timing chain tensioner, etc. Is the oil concentrated at any one area of the hood?
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