hey guys, i've got a question about my sisters sienna and i want to see if someone might have some sort of idea before she takes it to the shop. If she lets it sit for a few hours then starts it white smoke comes out the exhaust for a few minutes and then stops. it's also been using a lot of oil, like 2 quarts in 150 miles. I haven't seen any leaks or smoke coming off of the motor so i was just wondering what i could do to figure it out. i don't like the thought of her driving around with two kids in a car without any oil so if anyone could help i would appreciate it greatly. Thanks
ok, my sister took it to Auto Zone and they hooked it up to a machinie and said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. She also told me that it went more like 500 miles and used 2 quarts. It only smokes when she starts it and stops after a few minutes. The van never runs hot and isn't losing coolant. does that still sound like a head gasket? Thanks
my sister talked to the toyota people and they said that it was a recalled thing. They said they'll have to replace the block, piston, and some other stuff. It's like a 7000 repair, good thing it's gonna be free i guess . the only thing she has to pay for is the rental. thanks for all the helps guys.
Originally posted by Puffy my sister talked to the toyota people and they said that it was a recalled thing. They said they'll have to replace the block, piston, and some other stuff. It's like a 7000 repair, good thing it's gonna be free i guess . the only thing she has to pay for is the rental. thanks for all the helps guys.
Free is , but what is the warrenty fixing? Anything we should be looking out for?
her van is a 1999. they said they "may cover the repairs under warranty" and that it only happens if the motor is maintained properly... Oh well, she takes it in today i'll let ya'll know how it turns out.
It almost sounds like this would be the infamous sludge issue, but that isn't for high oil consumption. Sludge is when coked oil clogs up the passages and causes oil starvation to the heads and then engine failure.
This sounds different, but it sounds like Toyota is diagnosing and billing it as a sludge replacement. Who knows....
Hope it all works out though!
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ya the siennas are garbage, day 1 they were blowing trannys and they sludge up engines large, if any1 is curious if their sienna is sludging just take off yer oil cap and u will see black mud like texture in there, theses engines do not take poor maintenance very well u really need to be on the ball mainting these cars
its starting to look like the valve cover design is faulty, not alowing proper flow of the crankcase fumes, its been happening on all the v6 engines but it seems to really affect the siennas the most, some free advice if u own a sienna sell it its a pile of crap
might be a little off-topic, but I thought the sludge issue was with the 5sfe engines and not the 6 cylinders?
there have been some 5s with sludging but its way more prevelant in the v6 siennas done about 20 sienna engines in the last couple of years, a few camrys too
the 5s sludges more when there is poor maintenance(dont get me wrong it can still happen with proper maintenance)but its much more likley that it will happen with lack of maintence
Originally posted by Oldman i think "sludge" is toyota's engine problem scape goat
Ummmmm... The problem may be overstated, but it's very, very real. I've seen a 4-cyl (a 97 or 98 model) with cake frosting thick sludge under the valve cover. Here's a link to a site put up by a regular at the Camryman board. The sludgy one is bad enough, but mild at least compared to the 4-cyl I saw. Check this out:
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. the only thing she has to pay for is the rental. thanks for all the helps guys.
, but what is the warrenty fixing? Anything we should be looking out for?
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