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 where did the oil go?
#42436
11/14/02 02:29 AM
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Joined: Jul 2002
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I have a 1994 v6 pickup. I filled up with engine oil and started for a trip to California. (Dallas to Los Angeles). When I got to California, I checked the dipstick and the oil level was way below the minimum level. I felt like a dipstick for not checking the oil level during the 1500 mile trip. I still got 20 miles to the gallon on this trip. I was mostly doing the speed limit, around 70-75 mph.
My question is where did all that oil go? My truck eats up a quart of oil every thousand miles. Is this normal? There is no external leak. I don't have an oil puddle where I usually park. Do I have a leak somewhere else? My truck likes to eat coolant too. I have to refill the coolant resevoir every once in a while.
stock 1994 Toyota 4x4 XtraCab v6 SR5 pickup
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42437
11/14/02 03:20 AM
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Anonymous
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UH OH! Does NOT sound good, I think your gonna have a little less vrooom soon. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42438
11/14/02 03:25 AM
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Anonymous
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sounds to me like the head gaskets bit the dust
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42439
11/14/02 04:10 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 4,860
Roll Me Over
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FIRST, prior to doing anything drastic:
Check for external leaks.
Crawl under there and look for wet areas.
<small>[ November 14, 2002, 01:36 AM: Message edited by: code33 ]</small>
Classifieds & Suzuki Moderator
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 Re: where did the oil go?
#42440
11/14/02 04:42 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 4,282
Roll Me Over
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the oil fairies took 'em...
leo d. 90 4runner, v6, auto, WCOR CitB kit, marlin duals, arb rear, tt front 4.88, blah, blah, blah... Pres. of TEAM IFS! and GETTING OFF 4WD Club member
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42441
11/14/02 07:32 AM
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 330
Mudrunner
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I'd maybe think about doing a leak down test to see where it's being consumed.
I'd guess that much being consumed might be the rings.
Does it smoke much?
Have you done a compression test?
Power loss?
but with the coolant being consumed as well as oil it might just be a Head Gasket.
Hope that helps
Jed
88 SR5 Toyota Pickup 22re,TRD cam 4" Pro-comp, crappy superlift 4" springs rear, 1" body lift, 1.5" BJ spacers, 35x12.5 PJ Dirt grips, no locker yet =( SAS in the works
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42442
11/14/02 02:35 PM
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Joined: Nov 1999
Posts: 1,049
Body Damage is Cool
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My 22RE has been doing this for at least three years. It is the valve stem seals letting oil by them and if you check the oil frequently, should not poresent a real problem. Just keep an eye on the dipstick, or you may as well do a valve job and replace the seals.
Danny
1985 SR5 4Runner
eLocked with Carter Lock
4.7:1 single case
Davez Offroad twin stick
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42443
11/14/02 03:59 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 5,986
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Yabut, that does not explain the coolant. Sounds ugly.
-Bill
'87 4Runner w/ '96 5VZ-FE, 'Red Chili II'
'97 Taco XtraCab 3RZ-FE, 'BlackBean'
TLCA # 13257, Rising Sun 4x4 Club Land Use Coordinator
"He who stops being better stops being good." -Oliver Cromwell
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42444
11/14/02 05:38 PM
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 539
Rock Warrior
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V6, oil and coolant loss? Sounds like the infamous headgasket.
Terry Johnson Gettin' Off 4X4 Club'89 XCab SR5 V6 - D60 Hybrid SAS, Ultimate Marlin Crawler, Detroit rear, ARB front '97 TJ - Atlas 3.8 Twin Stick, ARB F&R, custom rollcage
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Re: where did the oil go?
#42445
11/14/02 05:54 PM
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Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,878
Body Damage is Cool
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Have you already had your free headgasket replacement? I think 94 was in that recall.
93 4X4 ext-cab, auto, SR5, 3.4 V6, supercharged, 2.1" pulley, URD fuel mods, Aquamist WI, IPT valve body mod, dual cases, 4" superlift, Alcan springs, 33 BFG MT, ARB locked front & rear, 5.29 US Gears, RB 1" BL, 1.5" BJ spacers, TJM T-17, Warn m8000.
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