I think I may be creeping up on rebuild time for my engine (Pushing 198k miles right now) It's been burning oil since I got the car 8 months ago. Recently though it's developed a new symptom. When the engine is cold, runs great. One the car warms up though, you can hear it start missing on one of the cylinders.
The car has had a minor oil seepage problem on the valve cover gaskets since I got it, so those gaskets already needed replaced. It has a service sticker saying that the timing belt was replaced about 21k miles ago.
I'm thinking new rings (maybe sleeves, pistons, rods, crankshaft depending on necessity), gaskets, belts, and hoses (already had to replace a heater hose for a pinhole in March)
Anyone think any of this is unnecessary or possibly anything I should add?
Or would it be cheaper to swap in a rebuilt?
1985 Cressida, 5mge 197k Miles
The car has had a minor oil seepage problem on the valve cover gaskets since I got it, so those gaskets already needed replaced. It has a service sticker saying that the timing belt was replaced about 21k miles ago.
I'm thinking new rings (maybe sleeves, pistons, rods, crankshaft depending on necessity), gaskets, belts, and hoses (already had to replace a heater hose for a pinhole in March)
Anyone think any of this is unnecessary or possibly anything I should add?
Or would it be cheaper to swap in a rebuilt?
1985 Cressida, 5mge 197k Miles