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Almera burning oil

  • 29-11-2014 11:31am
    #1
    maniac2003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭


    my 05 almera is burning oil through the engine a lot of blue smoke when starting. how much to change the piston seals?


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  • #2
    biko
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    Moved out from old thread


  • #3
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    probably a lot more than the cost of sticking in a second hand engine. It would be over 1000 for a rebuild and probably 200 for a second hand engine with a good few hundred of labour on top of that.
    An 05 almera isnt worth a lot so not sure if the rebuild would be the way to go.
    Are you attached to the car in some way. Is it in good nick aside from this?
    Have you heard of the bangernomics forum?


  • #4
    maniac2003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭maniac2003


    the car is in great nick other than this oil issue. its all a money issue would prefer to not have to buy a new car


  • #5
    maniac2003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭maniac2003


    what advice would folks give to do other than ditching the car?


  • #6
    Del2005
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    maniac2003 wrote: »
    what advice would folks give to do other than ditching the car?

    How much is it burning? Most manufacturers won't look at a new car unless it's burning more than a litre per 1000km. Unless it's burning several litres per 1k km just keep it topped up.


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  • #7
    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    maniac2003 wrote: »
    what advice would folks give to do other than ditching the car?

    How much oil is it losing per week/month/tank/1000km or whatever?

    Or is it just a cloud of nasty blue/grey smoke when you start it after it sitting overnight? If so, does it stop producing smoke after 30seconds?

    How long is the nct? Any timing chain problems? Any rust on crossmember or sills?


  • #8
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    If you are keen to keep her then you have to be thinking about a second hand engine. A full rebuild will likely run to more than the value of the car.

    Have you checked the crank breather system?


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