I currrently own two toyotas. My 92' tercel has a 5e-fhe which burns oil internally because of bad valve seals (doesn't really let out white smoke on start up, unless I really get on the throttle the first 5min of operation).
the other car is a 94' Camry. The camry is 5s-fe and on start up after sitting for about 8+ hours, it billows out white smoke for about 20 seconds. I know it's most likely the valve seals. Engine runs and idles smooth, dispite an occational hard start in mornings. It seems that this valve leak problem plagues small toyota engines (never had that problem with my 2.0 8vlave VW jetta and I abused that car for sure). The tercel has ran down to a drop of oil on the dip stick a few times, but she still runs TOPs. I don't know too much about the S family engines though. How long can the Camry live like this if I keep up on the oil changes?
the other car is a 94' Camry. The camry is 5s-fe and on start up after sitting for about 8+ hours, it billows out white smoke for about 20 seconds. I know it's most likely the valve seals. Engine runs and idles smooth, dispite an occational hard start in mornings. It seems that this valve leak problem plagues small toyota engines (never had that problem with my 2.0 8vlave VW jetta and I abused that car for sure). The tercel has ran down to a drop of oil on the dip stick a few times, but she still runs TOPs. I don't know too much about the S family engines though. How long can the Camry live like this if I keep up on the oil changes?
