i'm lookin at buying a 96 FZJ 80 with 155k miles on it and the beast drinks about 1 quart of oil every 3,000 miles.... no leaks under it what do ya think it could be????
the price is right do you think i should buy it and just hope it is an easy fix??
i'm lookin at buyin tommrow
Toyota is known to burn oil since the early models, so 155K and 1 qt per 3K is nothing. I am sure my 100 with 56K will be using up that much at least.
Make no mistake, Toyota is no Honda, there will be lost oil
Thanks funny Mish, when I first read about his 1 quart every 3k I thought that was a little high. Not that it's a problem but I'm not used to seeing that kind of consumption on my Toyotas. Some with as much as 200k on the odometer.
I do not have any hondas right now, however owned 3 new Hondas throughout the years and was very happy. If it was not for Honda's dull model selection and constant lack of those in stock....
I kinda ran into whole bunch of oil consuming Toyota's though:
1983 Celica Supra (1 qt/500mi), very unreliable car if you ask me.
1986 Celica 8 valve (it was simply terrible!)
1989 MR2 S/C much fun, but also noy without surprises.
1994 Camry 2.2L, 1qt+/2K miles, it was like new with 70K miles.
If you look closer to any 1992-96 Celica 4 Cyl., it will blow oli smoke ever morning start cold for about 10 sec.
I am not trying to make any statement, but I always had very good luck with old Hondas and oil inside of them
On oil consumption, I had a 1991 Honda Civic LX with a 1.5 liter that always gave back the same amount I put in. I have never bothered to measure what the Cruiser gives back, but have only had the oil light come on once.
I much prefer my oil-eating and fire-breathing (I wish...) Cruiser, than that old Civic. No comparison...
Reply to Dan-1 qt/3000 is fine but have the compression tested prior to purchase. Mine uses much less than this but only has 80K miles.
Reply to Mish-
Posted by: mish Posted on: Today at 07:53:36am
Toyota is known to burn oil since the early models
What? My 80 uses no oil on the dipstick between 5000 mile changes, our '04 Sienna V-6 uses no oil in 5000 mile changes, and my 60 uses 1 quart in 3000 miles, but has 200K on the odometer. I've also owned 2 Tercels and a Corolla none of which used any oil to speak of. I certainly don't think of Toyota's as oil burners. I agree, though, that Hondas use no oil at all. My '94 Acura was unreal in that regard.
Don't know about those older toyotas but I had both a 92 w125k and a 96 86k Camry with the 2.2. Changed oil every 5k and always less than a quart low. My brother has a 94 3.0 with over 200k and changed his oil the same with the same results. Those are the high mileage ones, I also own a 96 4runner w/83k on the 4 cyl with the same consumption.
